Paris Pattern
The Paris pattern was established as such around the middle of the seventeenth century (based, perhaps, on the cards of Hector of Troyes).
Paris pattern
The Paris pattern was established as such around the middle of the seventeenth century (based, perhaps, on the cards of Hector of Troyes).

Dubois
Dubois card makers from Liège in the Walloon Region of Belgium.

“Deck with French suits”
A facsimile of an early 19th century French-suited deck from the collection of F.X. Schmid.

I. Schenck, Nuremberg
I. Schenck, Nuremberg, late XVIIIth century

Monic
‘Monic’ brand playing cards, c.1930s

P. Steinmann
Single-figure provincial Paris pattern cards with traditional names on the courts manufactured in Copenhagen by P. Steinmann, c.1820.

Jacob Holmblad c.1820
Standard woodblock and stencil deck produced by Jacob Holmblad with double-ended court cards in the tradition of the French ‘Paris’ pattern. The A♥ features a red over-stamp referring to Jacob Holmblad's royal license to print playing-cards which had been granted in 1820.

Forster
Deck made by Johann Jobst Forster, Nürnberg, first half of 18th century in the Paris pattern.

Backofen
Deck manufactured by Johann Matheus Backofen, Nürnberg c.1800.

Paris pattern
The Paris pattern was established as such around the middle of the seventeenth century (based, perhaps, on the cards of Hector of Troyes).

French Playing Cards
Some of the oldest cards still in existence come from France.

Swiss French Suited Playing Cards, c.1840
French-suited playing-cards in the Paris pattern appeared in Switzerland around the end of the sixteenth century, when many Lyonnais cardmakers were driven away by heavy taxes.

Müller (Diessenhofen), c.1840-50.
Playing Cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50 with court cards coloured differently at each end.

Swiss Piquet Playing Cards, c.1850-60
Piquet playing-cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1850-60. The full-length court cards are following the French style.
