Minchiate Fiorentine

Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980, and presented in a wooden box with an outer sleeve. See the box►

Minchiate is a card game that originated in Italy during the 16th century. It uses a deck of cards similar to the Tarot but extended with additional allegorical and symbolic images. A traditional Minchiate deck consists of 97 cards, as opposed to the 78 cards in a standard Tarot deck. The trumps are numbered up to XXXV and then there are six unnumbered cards ending with The Fool. The maker’s name can be seen on trump X, on the two of batons and on the reverse. Today the game has largely faded into obscurity.

The Court Cards

Above: Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Edizioni del Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980. Cards measure 95x58mm.

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