nimal suited playing cards engraved by the
Master of the Playing Cards, Germany, c.1455-60, possibly intended
as models for use in workshops but also used for play. Size: 13.7 x 9.1 cm
Such figures of deer, lions, unicorns, doves and herons, for example, recur almost identically incorporated into the border decorations and miniature illustrations of manuscripts from the same period. Playing cards served as repositories or copy books for design motifs to be used by other craftsmen and artists.
See also: The Ambras Hunting Pack The Stuttgart Pack The South German Engraver
