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Calliope: a Renaissance band

Calliope: a Renaissance band

Facsimile of cards attributed to Hans Schäufelein (c. 1480-1540) produced by ‘Calliope’, a New York City-based band.

New Figures by A. I. Charlemagne, 1862 1862

New Figures by A. I. Charlemagne, 1862

“Renaissance” playing card designed by A I Charlemagne 1862. but not published until 2018.

Oliver Mundy tarot

Oliver Mundy tarot

Original Tarot designs in Italian Renaissance style by Oliver Mundy.

Renaissance Playing Cards

Renaissance Playing Cards

Renaissance Playing Cards by Maxim Hurwicz, showing 54 different drawings spanning the years 1066 to 1400.

Sola-Busca Tarocchi 1491

Sola-Busca Tarocchi

The Sola-Busca Tarocchi, c.1491

Tarocchi di Mantegna, c.1465 1465

Tarocchi di Mantegna, c.1465

The so-called Tarocchi di Mantegna (c.1465) reflect an ideological structure bringing to mind the soul's progress towards perfection.

The Book of Trades by Jost Amman, 1588 1588

The Book of Trades by Jost Amman, 1588

The Book of Trades by the prolific German Renaissance artist Jost Amman (1539-91). Suits are books, printers' pads, wine-pots and drinking cups.

The History of Playing Cards

The History of Playing Cards

Playing Cards have been around in Europe since the 1370s. Some early packs were hand painted works of art which were expensive and affordable only by the wealthy. But as demand increased cheaper methods of production were discovered so that playing cards became available for everyone...

The Visconti-Sforza Tarot, c.1460 1460

The Visconti-Sforza Tarot, c.1460

This pack of tarot cards appears to have have been made in the Bembo workshop in Cremona for Bianca Maria Visconti, c.1460.