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9780486996479
From a rare volume on the history of playing cards: nearly 500 elegant illustrations that once graced European regular and tarot card decks. On display are face cards, musical instruments, fantasy figures, and other motifs -- all ideal for adding a period flair to almost any graphic project. 251 black-and-white illustrations, 245 designs in color.D'Allemagne, Henry Rene is the author of 'Antique Playing Card Designs ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780486996479 and ISBN 0486996476.
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