Italy
The first reliable evidence that playing cards were being used in Italy is from 1376, when a game called 'naibbe' is forbidden in a decree, with the implication that the game had only recently been introduced there.
Italian Playing Cards
The first reliable evidence that playing cards were being used in Italy is from 1376, when a game called 'naibbe' is forbidden in a decree, with the implication that the game had only recently been introduced there.

Myriorama
Myriorama of Italian scenery, 1824.

Portraits of a Lady
Portraits of a Lady by Lo Scarabeo, 2003.

Alice
Alice with artwork by Jesús Blasco, published by Lo Scarabeo, 2003.

Liberty
Liberty playing cards designed by Antonella Castelli, published by Lo Scarabeo, 2003.

Il Circo
Il Circo illustrated by Jules Garnier, published by Lo Scarabeo, 2004.

William Tell
Facsimile of Swiss William Tell deck from c.1870 published by Lo Scarabeo.

Baracca & Burattini
Baracca & Burattini puppetry deck printed by Dal Negro, 1998.

Martin Mystère
Martin Mystère based on the comic book by Alfredo Castelli. The cards were designed by Giancarlo Alessandrini.

Le Jeu de la Guerre
Facsimile of “Le Jeu de la Guerre” designed by Gilles de la Boissière in 1698.

Le Avventure di Pinocchio
Avventure di Pinocchio by Dal Negro, based on Carlo Collodi’s famous 1883 novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio”.

Musikalisches Kartenspiel
Facsimile of Dondorf’s “Musikalisches Kartenspiel” (c.1862) published by Lo Scarabeo, 2004

Pinocchio
Pinocchio fairy tale playing cards illustrated by Iassen Ghiuselev for Lo Scarabeo, 2003.

Jeu Grotesque
Jeu Grotesque was first published in France c.1800.

Dal Negro Bridge set
Dal Negro Bridge set featuring old Vienna pattern courts.

Carte Romane
“Carte Romane” designed by Giorgio Pessione, 1973, celebrating the history of Rome.

Cuccù
Cuccù or Cucco, an ancient Italian card game, published by Masenghini, 1979.

Sarde Pattern
Sarde pattern published by Modiano, c.1975, based on early XIX century Spanish model.

Triestine Pattern
The Triestine pattern is derived from the Venetian (Trevisane) pattern but with its own characteristics.

Trentine Pattern
Trentine Pattern

Primiera Bolognese
Primiera Bolognese by Modiano, c.1975

Bergamasche Pattern
Bergamasche Pattern by Modiano, 1970s.

Tarocchini Bolognesi by Carlo Zanardi
Tarocchini Bolognesi by Carlo Zanardi, c.1850

Hermanos Solesi
“Money Bag” pattern by Hermanos Solesi, late 18th c.

V. F. Solesio Tarot
V. F. Solesio Tarot, Genoa, mid-late 19th century

Rois de France
Cartes des Rois de France (1644) facsimile edition by Edizioni del Solleone, 1986.

Il Destino Svelato Dal Tarocco
The Cagliostro Tarot was first published in 1912 as “Il Destino Svelato Dal Tarocco”.

Sorrento Napoletane
Souvenir of Sorrento by Carte Da Gioco Muoio, Naples, c.2010

Alitalia
Alitalia advertising deck produced by Premier Portfolio International Ltd.

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.

Genovesi Pattern
Genoese pattern from Italy.

Sola-Busca Tarocchi
The Sola-Busca Tarocchi, c.1491

Cities of Art - Naples
Striking views of Naples, photography by Cesare Gerolimetto, produced by Dal Negro.

Vergnano Tarot 1826-1851
Stefano Vergnano’s Tarot and playing card factory holds a special place in the history of the Tarot.

Tarocco Siciliano
The highly individual Sicilian Tarot has the Italo-Portuguese suit system with straight, interlocking swords and batons, and maids instead of jacks

Omnia Playing Cards
Inspired by ancient symbology and traditional playing cards, Omnia is the third pack designed by Giovanni Meroni, 2015.

Fantasy Italian style
Fantasy latin-suited pack with court figures in pseudo-medieval style, Fratelli Armanino, Genova, c.1890s.

History of Flight
“History of Aviation” playing cards published by Lo Scarabeo (2003) in which every card carries a painting representing an aspect of the history of powered flight.

Gumppenberg of Milan
Fine playing cards made by Gumppenberg of Milan evoking the style of antiquity, c.1830

L’Utile col Diletto
Geographical and Heraldic Tarocchi cards from Bologna, 1725.

Mitelli ‘Gioco di Passatempo’
Il Gioco di Passatempo contains 40 figurative playing cards depicting moral virtues and vices, dated 1690.

World Bridge
‘World Bridge’ produced by Modiano in Trieste, Italy, since around 1950.

Club Bridge
Modiano’s ‘Club Bridge’ is a new edition of a stylish deck originally published in c.1895.

Portuguese pattern
19th century Portuguese pattern, re-printed from original woodblocks.

Minchiate Fiorentine, 17th C.
17th century Minchiate cards reprinted from the original woodblocks.

Modiano Patience
Patience cards published by Modiano, c.1945.

Carte per Signora
“Carte per Signora” patience pack was produced by Fratelli Armanino, Genova, in c.1897.

Credito Commerciale
Playing cards designed by Enzo Laurà for Credito Commerciale, 1978.

Neapolitan Cards Italian Cards by Raffaele Iaccarino
A modern twist on a classic Italian style of playing cards, this pack created by Raffaele Iaccarino is typical set of the southern regions of Italy mixed with his own style of artwork.

Kingdom of Playing Cards by Francesco Faggiano
Francesco Faggiano has created a pack inspired by Neapolitan cards, illustrations and images can be viewed on Francesco's Behance portfolio.

Serravalle-Sesia Tarot
Serravalle-Sesia Tarot published by Fratelli Avondo, c.1880.

Etruria Minchiate
The Cavaliers are man/beast creatures. The Valets (or Pages) are male for clubs and swords, and female for cups and coins.
