The World of Playing Cards

A collaborative archive of playing cards and their makers.

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The National Gallery Playing Cards — Details from 54 famous artworks in The National Gallery, London. — https://t.co/qlYgKSMag2 By Roddy Somerville

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The Emperors of Russia — Three decks celebrating the House of Romanov. — https://t.co/VsF8tdbrpU By Lev Golinkin

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Echoes in the Palace — A Court of Secrets and Intrigue. — https://t.co/PbmmNu8yYW By Peter Burnett

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More boxed sets of Bézique — More sets of Bézique by De La Rue, Goodall, Hunt, Reynolds and Willis. — https://t.co/YtHiFaJScE By Roddy Somerville

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Lviv in 1910 (Львів, 1910) — A Habsburg jewel in western Ukraine : historic views of Lviv. — https://t.co/cBtCodm47Z By Lev Golinkin

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Bloodmoon — Oldschool style deck by Leo Scherfig, from the island of Møn. — https://t.co/hQ01ObiWrW By Peter Burnett

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City of London Birds — Wild birds which can be seen in the City of London, illustrated by Dan Sperrin. — https://t.co/eW2rP6m6sX By Roddy Somerville

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Golden Ring (Zolotoye Kol’tso) Playing Cards — Russian antiquity, with imagery inspired by Russian folk tales and the tales of Pushkin. — https://t.co/tFb9hlNI8b By Lev Golinkin

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Bayeux tapestry — Fifty-eight different scenes from the Bayeux tapestry with appropriate accompanying text. — https://t.co/zPINBzJTel By Roddy Somerville

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Kazakh Playing Cards — A souvenir deck celebrating Kazakhstan’s history and the Kazakh Khanate, traditionally dated to 1465, with imagery inspired by the steppe, the vast grasslands that stretch across Kazakhstan. — https://t.co/nsW3FUVRlX By Dmitriy Staroverov

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Ukrainian Playing Cards — Ukraine’s Cossack culture on the courts. — https://t.co/D4eT4eo75R By Lev Golinkin

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Alpine Costumes — Unusual non-standard courts in Alpine costume from the Viennese maker Franz Adametz. — https://t.co/3czmgvqs6Z By Roddy Somerville

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Modern Austrian Traditional Fortune Telling Cards — Formerly known as Gypsy Cards (Zigeunerkarten). — https://t.co/IajHcd2r3z By Konrad Hämmerle

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Diana — An appropriately gaudy deck brought to you by the Russian 1990s. — https://t.co/FUoT2Doaze By Lev Golinkin

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OPI by Upupæpop — A pocket atlas of primates designed for the game ‘Black Peter’. — https://t.co/yZyqoXBttx By Marek Brejcha

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Iris playing cards — Costume designs by Ito for the 1931 Metropolitan Opera production of Mascagni’s opera Iris. — https://t.co/oWGT0RUANq By Roddy Somerville

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Deutsche Kriegs-Spielkarten No.194 (Reprint) — World War I propaganda for the German homefront. — https://t.co/qvSqnjLFff By Lev Golinkin

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Georgia — Souvenir playing cards from Georgia feature eight landmark views on the aces and Georgian national costumes on all twelve court cards. — https://t.co/0QvyEyjIyF By Dmitriy Staroverov

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Rockfish playing cards — Comical marine life on a promotional pack for the Rockfish chain of seafood restaurants. — https://t.co/tKZpKas2TM By Roddy Somerville

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Bird Ganjifa by Sawantwadi Palace — Ten of parrots? Avian splendor and Vishnu avatars, courtesy of the Sawantwadi royal family. — https://t.co/Vk12xiyb0h By Lev Golinkin