Playing Cards from Europe

16: European Standard Playing Cards
A brief survey of the different types of standard cards to be found in Continental Europe.

63: The descendants of the French regional patterns: 1
A great many regional patterns were exported from France and subsequently copied elsewhere. Some of them became local standards in their own right.

Art Nouveau Oracle
A Lenormand-type fortune-telling pack in the Art Nouveau style.

Bohemia Moravia
Historical figures from Bohemia and Moravia in Piatnik’s traditional style.

Branle playing cards
‘Branle’ playing cards inspired by a 12th-century dance, produced by Noir Arts, USA, 2015.

Brexit Most Wanted
‘Brexit Most Wanted’ playing cards, United Kingdom, 2019.

C.L.Wüst Poster Stamps
A set of advertising poster stamps for C.L.Wüst playing cards.

Disney Princess
Featuring Disney Princesses and Enchanting Tales in two sizes of pack made for Eastern Europe.

Early History of Playing Cards & Timeline
Out of an apparent void, a constellation of references in early literature emerge pointing to the sudden arrival of playing cards, principally in Belgium, Germany, Spain and Italy around 1370-1380. Discover the early history of playing cards in our timeline from 50AD to the 15th century.

EU52 Deck of Cards
“EU52 Deck of Cards“ Eurosceptic political playing cards published by 52 Jokers Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015.

Euro Playing Cards
New euro banknotes and coins from several countries on circular cards.

European Naval Powers
“XVI Century European Naval Powers” deck illustrated by Isabel Ibáñez de Sendadiano and produced by Heraclio Fournier in 1981.

Eurotrotter
Eurotrotter by La Ducale, c.1980s.

Foragers playing cards
Playing cards to help to identify the edible and inedible gifts of nature.

Happy Halloween
Spooky designs such as black cats, pumpkins, bats, spiders and ghosts for Halloween.

Kingdoms of Europe
A collecting game published in two series: the first series featuring Western Europe and the second series Eastern/Southern Europe.

Political playing cards (2017)
Political playing cards by the British cartoonist Oliver Preston, United Kingdom, 2017.

Round Europe
Round Europe card game by Pepys, 1958.

Trappola cards from Prague
15 Trappola playing cards possibly made by Johann Ziser of Prague, c1760.

Views of Luxembourg
53 different scenic views of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.