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Playing Cards History
Brief History Of Playing-Cards
The International Playing-Card Society presents a brief
history of playing cards during the past 600 years. Includes
illustrations of historinc cards from many countries.
Collecting English Playing Cards
Donald Welsh, founder of the English Playing Card Society,
has written an excellent article on the origins of English
playing cards.
The Introduction of Playing Cards to Europe
A brief summary of European playing-card history, from their
introduction in the 1300's, with discussions of historical
references to playing cards, their appearance, and
evolution.
Medieval & Renaissance Games
A web site dedicated to information about really old games,
with links to articles on playing card history and early
card games.
Playing Cards, Card Games and American Culture
Laura Munley's dissertation on playing cards, playing card
history, the games that can be played with cards, and a
general guide to the rules of play for card games.
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