Phelippe Ayet, 1574

Above: 15 cards from an archaic Spanish-suited pack, printed from woodcuts by Phelippe Ayet, dated 1574. 49 assorted cards were found hidden in the lintel of a doorway, in an old building in Toledo, during demolition, and are now preserved in the the Museo de Santa Cruz de Toledo. Size: 57 x 98 mms, reverse blank. Another similar pack has been discovered in Madrid by the same maker, who was recorded as residing in the Valencia region at that time.

Cards from facsimile edition by Naipes Comas, 2002.