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German playing cards

Card-playing rapidly became popular in medieval Bavaria and German printers were quick to supply the goods.

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Spielkarten für Sammler 1998

Spielkarten für Sammler

Cards on cards in celebration of playing-card collector Franz Braun’s 75th birthday.

Spielkarten in Bromsilber-Photographie 1983

Spielkarten in Bromsilber-Photographie

“Spielkarten in Bromsilber-Photographie” facsimile edition by Vito Arienti of Edizioni del Solleone, Italy, 1983.

Sprookjes Kwartet 1970

Sprookjes Kwartet

Fairy Tales quartet published by Heinrich Schwarz + Co for Dutch market, c.1970.

Standard French-suited Bavarian deck by Göbl

Standard French-suited Bavarian deck by Göbl

French-suited Bavarian deck by Andreas Benedict Göbl, late 18th c.

Sternenmädchens Wahrsagespiel Tarot 1975

Sternenmädchens Wahrsagespiel Tarot

A colourful 1970s take on the major arcana designed by Peter Geitner, with titles in German.

Stuttgart pack, c.1430 1430

Stuttgart pack, c.1430

The luxury, hand-painted Stuttgart Cards (Stuttgarter Kartenspiel) dated c.1430, with suits of ducks, falcons, stags and hounds.

Swiss Album patience 1900

Swiss Album patience

Swiss Album patience cards manufactured by C. L. Wüst (Frankfurt), c.1900, with a different landscape on the reverse of each card. The court cards depict costumed figures along with shields from the cantons.

Swiss Costumes 1875

Swiss Costumes

Wüst's Swiss Cantons souvenir deck was published in Frankfurt in c.1875 for the emerging tourist market.

T O Weigel, Leipzig, 1885 1885

T O Weigel, Leipzig, 1885

Cards from a pack designed by Ludwig Burger, 1885

Tarock Schafkopf zum Wahlkampf 1990 1990

Tarock Schafkopf zum Wahlkampf 1990

Playing cards issued to mark the German federal elections held on 2 December 1990.

Tarot Microscopique 1870

Tarot Microscopique

French-suited tarot cards made by B. Dondorf, c.1870.

The ‘Rinker’ Snap

The ‘Rinker’ Snap

The ‘Rinker’ highly amusing snap game, c.1910.

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 Game of Numbers 1900

The Game of Numbers

The Game of Numbers published by Globe Series, c.1900.

The Kiss, 1808 1808

The Kiss, 1808

‘Aphorisms on the Kiss’ published by C. A. Solbrig, Leipzig, 1808.

The Muppet Show 1978

The Muppet Show

“The Muppet Show” playing cards made by ASS in 1978.

The Princely Hunting pack, c.1440 1440

The Princely Hunting pack, c.1440

The Princely Hunting Pack, c.1440/45, is attributed to Konrad Witz and his workshop in Basle.

Tout Est Bien Qui Finit Bien

Tout Est Bien Qui Finit Bien

‘Tout Est Bien Qui Finit Bien’ family card game by Dondorf.

Transair 1990

Transair

Humorous designs promoting Transair, a German charter flight operator.

Trappola pack by Joseph Fetscher 1739

Trappola pack by Joseph Fetscher

Trappola pack published by Joseph Fetscher, Graz, 1739.