Edizioni del Solleone
A. Camoin & Cie, Casablanca & Marseille
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish national pattern by A. Camoin & Cie, Casablanca & Marseille
Carte Méthodique
Reproduction of a French pack by François Silvestre intended to teach heraldry, produced in Paris in 1712.
Carte Romantiche Italiane
Scenes of life and the theatre in Milan towards the second half of the 19th century.
Cartes Recréatives
Cartes Recréatives is a set of Transformed playing cards designed by Armand-Gustave Houbigant (1790-1863) and first published by Terquem et May, Metz, in 1819.
Corona Ferrea
Trumps depict historical scenes primarily of the political period known as the Holy Roman Empire from the 6th to 16th century.
Il Mercante in Fiera del Solleone
Traditional Italian card game with bold designs by Costante Costantini.
Italia playing cards
Small, narrow cards designed by Osvaldo Menegazzi, bearing a strong resemblance to a Swedish pattern pack.
La Cour Galante
‘La Cour Galante’ playing cards with erotic images by Costante Costantini, Italy, 1979.
Le Nuove Minchiate di Firenze
Costante Costantini's second Minchiate deck, “Le Nuove Minchiate di Firenze”, was published by Solleone in 1981.
Lo Stampatore
‘Lo Stampatore’ linocut images created by Sergio Favret, published as a deck of cards by Editions Solleone / Vito Arienti in 1977.
Minchiate Fiorentine
Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Edizioni del Solleone.
Minchiate Fiorentine, 17th C.
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by Simon Wintle
17th century Minchiate cards reprinted from the original woodblocks.
Mitelli ‘Gioco di Passatempo’
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by Simon Wintle
Il Gioco di Passatempo contains 40 figurative playing cards depicting moral virtues and vices, dated 1690.
Napoleone playing cards
Long, narrow cards designed by Osvaldo Menegazzi, featuring Napoleon, Josephine and various soldiers.
Piedmont Pattern
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by Simon Wintle
The Piedmont pattern is a very close relative to the French 'Paris' pattern. The courts are not named, however, and are divided horizontally (rather than diagonally).
Portuguese pattern
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by Simon Wintle
19th century Portuguese pattern, re-printed from original woodblocks.