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With The Deck Of Casino Cards To The School Blackboard. Part Three. - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Together with this rich heritage these decks of cards created for education purposes. In 1662 the German publisher Johann Hoffmann published a book "Reproduced antique art cards with 36 figures created by Johann Pretorio". The Bavarian National Museum ...

With The Deck Of Casino Cards To The School Blackboard. Part Two. - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
The other deck of XVIII century was described by Breitkopf: "this deck has four suits: Ven (civil), Woo (military), Co (science), Juan (àcademy), nine cards each suit. Each card has a corresponding title within this suit. In such a way we have t...

Custom Designed Playing Cards - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Playing cards are not just for playing cards any more. The backs of the decks are no longer just designs or pictures. People have figured out that they can use them for getting messages across or sales pitches. There is a variety of uses for the space ...

Playing Cards and the Bible - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Richard Middleton a United States soldier was attending worship services and instead of taking out a Bible, he spread out a complete deck of cards in front of him. When an officer told him to put them away he refused the directive. He was brought befor...

The Origin of Playing Cards - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Playing cards made their way to Europe from the East. They appeared first in France and then in Spain. The reason for the belief that they appeared first in Italy is that the design on the cards closely resembles the Mamaluke design. The pack of cards ...

About Playing Cards - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
There are a wide variety of playing cards. Some card decks are game specific particularly Pinochle cards, Bridge Decks, and Poker decks. Other card games are King’s Corner, Solitaire, Gin Rummy, War, Old Maid and Slap Jack. There are various categorie...