Spain
Spain has played a pivotal role in the history of playing cards in Europe and Latin America.
‘El Cid’ by Simeon Durá, Valencia, Spain
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by Simon Wintle
‘El Cid’ playing cards manufactured by Simeon Durá, Valencia, Spain.
‘El Cid’ designed by E. Pastor, Valencia, Spain, c.1875
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by Simon Wintle
‘El Cid’ fantasy playing cards designed by E. Pastor, Valencia, Spain, c.1875
16th century cards discovered in Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Fragments of playing cards and 2 dice were unearthed in a 16th century rubbish tip adjacent to a Spanish house in the lower Rimac Valley in Peru, providing evidence of games played by early Spanish settlers.
4 Elementos designed by Marcos Neila Muro
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by Adam Wintle
“4 Elementos” playing cards designed by Marcos Neila Muro promoting ecology and environmental sustainability.
A Moorish Sheet of Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
This article was originally published in “The Playing-Card”, the Journal of the International Playing-Card Society (London), Volume XV, No.4, May 1987.
Ancient Civilisations
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by Simon Wintle
Ancient Civilisations playing cards designed by Celedonio Perellón, produced by Heraclio Fournier, 1973.
Artistas del Cine
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by Simon Wintle
Advertising pack designed by J. Passos and first printed by Cromografía Irández, Barcelona, c.1926. Re-printed in 1995.
Baraja "Te Amo" cartoons by Serafín
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by Simon Wintle
Baraja 'Te Amo' con dibujos de Serafín en tirada de 500 ejemplares numerados, 48 naipes. Fabricado por Naipes Comas (Barcelona) 2002.
Baraja “Neoclásica”, Madrid, 1810
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by Simon Wintle
Baraja “Neoclásica” engraved by José Martínez de Castro, first published by Clemente Roxas, Madrid, 1810.
Baraja Andaluza
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by Simon Wintle
Non-standard Spanish-suited playing cards created by Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez and published by Ediciones Baja Andalucia, Sevilla, c.1980.
Baraja Canaria
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by Simon Wintle
‘La Auténtica Baraja Canaria’ was published in 1995 by Justo Pérez as an expression of the history and character of the Canary Islands.
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