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Newsletter: Costume & Fashion as Revealed in Playing Cards
In this newsletter we’re looking at how fashion and costume is represented through playing card art since the 14th century through to today.

PLAYING CARDS: A Secret History
PLAYING CARDS: A Secret History

Bosch Puzzle Playing Cards
Bosch Puzzle Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba, 2020.

History of Playing Cards explained in 5 Minutes
Video by Art of Impossible. In this video you will get a short overview of the most important historical facts about playing cards and their history.

The Art of Pin-Up decks
Feminine beauty has been appreciated since prehistory.

Pin-up deck no.5513
Celebrity Pin-up deck no.5513 by unknown publisher.

Why do we Collect? My 20 Favourite Items
I suppose people collect for different reasons, rarity, quality, ingenuity of design, sentimental value... by Tony Hall.

Timothy Curtis Art
Timothy Curtis Art custom Bicycle playing cards, 2018.

Solitaired
As we are becoming separated from friends and families we worked with the Solitaired team to customize this game using traditional woodblock courts.

Cigar Bands
A collection of 24 cigar bands with miniature playing cards.

Collecting Playing Cards with Jan Walls
I collected playing cards when I was in primary school, by Jan Walls.

Is Card Collecting an Investment?
“Is Card Collecting an Investment?” - an article by Rod Starling.

Hesslers Rider Back Playing Cards
Hesslers Rider Back Playing Cards with two different coloured backs, 2019.

Chinese Jokers
Chinese playing card makers have probably produced the widest variety of jokers of any single part of the world.

A Look Back with Hope for the Future
“A Look Back with Hope for the Future” by Rod Starling

Iohann Christoph Hes Tarot c.1750
Facsimile of Tarot de Marseille by Iohann Christoph Hes, Augsburg, c.1750.

Kalevala
Kalevala playing cards by Sunish Chabba and Ishan Trivedi inspired by ancient Finnish mythology.

Virginie Houdet
Virginie Houdet “Cartes à Jouer” limited edition, 2017.

Bharata Playing Cards
Bharata Playing Cards - Series 2, based on Indian folk art, published by Sunish Chabba, 2018.

Bharata Major Arcana Tarot
Bharata Major Arcana Tarot by Ishan Trivedi & Sunish Chabba, 2018. Inspired by Indian art forms.

Estate Playing Cards
Estate Playing Cards with five suits designed by Keith Wilson

Vizaĝo playing cards
Vizaĝo playing cards created by Annette Abolins, 2017.

Spider Solitaire
Spider Solitaire is a free web site offering new versions of the classic solitaire card game

Tesseract Mobile Solitaire Games
Tesseract Mobile’s new Solitaire card games for Android devices features dynamic playing cards that change style...

Divine Art Playing Cards - Relaunch
Divine Art Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba & Guru Playing Card Company, 2016.

Whimsical Playing Cards
Whimsical Playing Cards by Turkish designer & illustrator Oksal Yesilok, 2016

Hidden meanings in painting by Jheronimus Bosch
Medieval View of Gambling in the ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ by Jheronimus Bosch

Guru Ganjifa
Sunish Chabba is working on an initiative to revive traditional Ganjifa, the card game most popular 17th Century India.

Dogs
‘Dogs’ playing cards showcases 52 canine portraits in four suits as authors, artists, musicians and film stars, illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2016

Four Point
“Four Point” playing cards, a labour of love designed and illustrated by Ben Vierck, 2014

Lilian Cailleaud’s Tarot Project
Lilian Caillaeud lino-cuts his version of the tarot by Nicolas Rolichon of Lyon c.1600

Hesslers Enhanced
Matt Hessler’s “Enhanced” four-colour playing cards, 2015.

New Year and a New Homepage
Today we're launching a new homepage layout.

Zombie Bride Cards and Game by Gerad Taylor
Are you a fan of the undead? Vampires and zombies that have risen from the grave? Then this is a deck for you; the creatures featured on this pack are part-zombie and part-vampire. As Gerad Taylor, the creator of this deck, likes to call them "Zompires".

Hoyle® Official Card Games Collection
The Hoyle® Official Card Games Collection 2015 includes plenty of favourites, and also includes the official rules for the games as well as tips and strategies, allowing you to easily try out and learn new games.
