Playing Cards from France
Rouen Pattern - Portrait Rouennais
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by Simon Wintle
An attractive XV century French-suited design from Rouen became the standard English & Anglo-American pattern.
S.S. France playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
A special non-standard pack of playing cards was designed by M. Marie for the maiden voyage of the transatlantic liner S.S. France in 1962.
Sa Majesté, le roi des jeux de cartes
A colourful pack aimed at children, with illustrations by Muriel Kerba.
Saint-Martin Island Souvenir
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by Matt Probert
St-Martin Island Souvenir published by Editions Exbrayat.
Scaramouche
Scaramouche cartes à jouer with designs by Henri Favre, published by Le Triboulet, France.
Shrek the Third playing cards
Characters from the 2007 film Shrek the Third, a DreamWorks Animation production.
Smith-Corona Marchant
Simplified yet colourful court card designs by Avoine for Smith-Corona Marchant.
Social Network Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Gwénolé Jaffrédou has designed a selection of social networking playing cards; featuring websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Tarot – Images du Pays Basque
Seventy-eight photographic images of the French Basque Country on a pack for playing the game of Tarot.
Tarot de l’An 2000
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by Simon Wintle
“Tarot de l’An 2000” designed by Pino Zac, 1981, satirising 20th century life.
Tarot des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris
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by Matt Probert
Tarot des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, a French Fire Brigade tarot deck published by Éditions Dusserre.
Tennis de Table 52e Championnats de France
Table tennis players in action published by La Ducale, an imprint of Grimaud, France, 1979.
The ‘Parisian’ Spanish pattern
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by Simon Wintle
A version of the old Spanish National pattern which was manufactured by Parisian card makers in the 19th century for export to South America.
The New Game of Tarot (or Tarock)
Regional costumes and alpine flora on a French Tarot game pack marking 600 years of playing cards in Europe.
The Parisian Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
The “Parisian Tarot”, early 1600s, with imagery and design synthesizing several influences.
