Dating to 1588 this 52-card deck is based on one of the most significant works of Jost Amman, one of the more prolific artists of the German Renaissance.
German printers experimented with a wide range of suit symbols, this deck uses Books, Jars, Printers' Ink Pads and Cups. As was common in German cards, there are no jacks and queens, but rather the German equivalents of an “unter” (“under” with the suit sign at the bottom of the card), an Ober (“over” with the suit sign at the top of the card) and the kings are on horseback. It also features a female figure as the 10 of each suit.
They are about 3.5 " x 2.25" the same size as a modern "Bridge deck". (modern Poker decks are slightly wider.) They are printed on plain, uncoated card stock for an authentic look, and they are blank on the backs and have square corners as was most common for early cards. Printed for us here in Minnesota. Since they are uncoated card stock they are packaged in a re-closeable Ziplock style bag to protect them from moisture.
See our Youtube channel "MacGregor Historic Games" for more info about our period cards.
Buy any combination of four of our period cards and we'll include a free copy of our "Early Card Games" booklet
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