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Minchiate Fiorentine

Published September 17, 2023 Updated September 17, 2023

Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Edizioni del Solleone.

1980 Italy Solleone Costante Costantini Minchiate

Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980, and presented in a wooden box with an outer sleeve. See the box

Minchiate is a card game that originated in Italy during the 16th century. It uses a deck of cards similar to the Tarot but extended with additional allegorical and symbolic images. A traditional Minchiate deck consists of 97 cards, as opposed to the 78 cards in a standard Tarot deck. The trumps are numbered up to XXXV and then there are six unnumbered cards ending with The Fool. The maker’s name can be seen on trump X, on the two of batons and on the reverse. Today the game has largely faded into obscurity.

Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980 Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980 Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980 Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980 Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980 Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980 Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980

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Above: Minchiate Fiorentine created by Costante Costantini, published by Edizioni del Solleone in an edition of 2000 in 1980. Cards measure 95x58mm.

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By Adam West-Watson

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I have been fascinated by playing cards ever since I can remember, and still have several of the card games I had as a child. And although I had accumulated quite a number of packs of various sorts over the years, it wasn't until I was in my 50s that I began collecting in earnest. My tastes are quite varied, and my collection of 800 or so decks includes:- children's games, standard and non-standard playing cards, adult games, fortune telling and oracle cards, tarot cards, and even cigarette cards.


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