My playing card collection
Replicas of historical decks and regional patterns
Transalpine styles
Replica Heimeran Verlag, 1979
48/52 cards
120×189 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–9 + banner 10
3 courts, German (2 suits female)
Replica Piatnik Edition, 1995
54/56 cards
94×157 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–9 + banner 10
4 courts, German + queen
Replica Piatnik Edition, 1991
48 cards
99×139 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
2 courts (queen & king)
Replica Piatnik Edition, 1994
52 cards
70×138 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
3 courts, French
Replica Edition Leipzig, 1974
70+2 cards
70 mm ⌀
5 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
4 courts, German + queen
Replica Ansbacher Workshop, 2007
48+8 cards
52×87 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 2–10 + ace
3+1 courts, German + queen
Peter Flötner, c. 1540
Replica Rotterdam Press
48 cards
70×108.5 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 2-10
3 courts, German
Replica Piatnik Edition, 1993
47/48 cards
59×105 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 3–10 + handpained deuce
3 courts, German
Replica Edition Popp, 1981
52 cards
70×103 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
3 courts, French
Heinrich Hauck, 1585
Reconstruction Guinevere's Games, 2016
36/48+16 cards
57×89 mm
4 suits, German/Swiss (variant)
Pips 1–10
3 courts, German
Jost Amman, 1588
Replica Heimeran Verlag, 1973
50/52+2 cards (+1)
70×110 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
3 courts, German
Jost Amman, 1588
Replica Edizioni il Meneghello, 1985
52 cards
68×108 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
3 courts, German
Jost Amman, 1588
Replica ?
52 cards
66×102 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
3 courts, German
Replica Homemade
52+2 cards
63×101 mm
4 suits, unique
Pips 1–10
3 courts, German
Bohemian pattern
Original Piatnik, 1927
32 cards
13×20 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 7–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Modern traditional woodcut
Original Handmade
52 cards
49×73 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 2–10 + banner 10/ace
3 courts, German
Bohemian pattern
Original DinoToys
32 cards
60.5×98.5 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 7–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Bavarian pattern
Original F.X. Schmid/ASS
36 cards (+1)
56×100 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 6–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Wilhelm Tell
Original DinoToys / Menox
32 cards
60×98 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 7–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Wilhelm Tell
Original Menox
32 cards
61×99 mm
4 suits, German
Pips 7–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Schaffhausen, c. 1828
Replica AG Müller, 1978
36 cards
57×89 mm
4 suits, Swiss
Pips 6–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Jass
Original ?
36 cards
57×89
4 suits, Swiss
Pips 6–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Transformation, 1850–60
Replica GMZ Peterhof, 2010
52 cards
65×93 mm
4 suits, French
Pips 1–10 (transformed)
3 courts, French
Transformation, 1880
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava
52 cards
65×93 mm
4 suits, French
Pips 1–10 (transformed)
3 courts, English
Neue Deutsche Spielkarte, 1883
Reproduction
32 cards
55×92 mm
4 suits, German (variant)
Pips 7–10 + deuce
3 courts, German
Muggur, 1922
Reproduction Þjóðminjasafn Íslands, c. 2000
52+3 cards
× mm
4 suits, French
Pips 1–10
3 courts, Icelandic; 3 jokers
Sumio Kawakami (1939)
Reproduction Okuno Karuta / Nintendo
52+1+1 cards
63×89 mm
4 suits, French
Pips 1–10
3 courts, English; 1 joker
Cisalpine styles
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
40/48 cards
69×97 mm
4 suits, Portuguese (variant)
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
«Morsica» [sic] c. 1390
Reconstruction Guinevere's Games, 2016
40/48+12 cards
57×89 mm
4 suits, Portuguese (variant)
Pips 1–10
3 courts, Latin
Oberdeutscher Stecher, c. 1496
Replica Edition Leipzig, 1977
48 cards
71×130 mm
4 suits, Portuguese (variant)
Pips 1–9 + banner 10
3 courts, Portuguese
Spanish, c. 1574
Replica Real Academia de la Historia, 2001
48 cards (+2)
62×95 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
Spanish, 1610
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
48 cards
53×86 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
Spanish, 1647
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava
48 cards
41×74 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
Trappola, Austria, 1782
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
36 cards
60×145 mm
4 suits, Italian (1 variant)
Pips 1–2, 7–10
3 courts, Latin
Baraja Constitucional, 1822
Replica Naipes de la Cigüeña, 1989
48 cards (+2)
55×88 mm
4 suits, Unusual (Latin style)
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Unusual (Lions for kings)
Baraja Mitologica, 1815
Replica Heraclio Fournier
48 cards (+2)
61×95 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Portuguese
Pedro Comas, 1829
Replica Naipes Comas, 1987
48 cards (+2)
60×90 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Portuguese
Portuguese, c. 1860
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
48 cards
55×83 mm
4 suits, Portuguese
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Portuguese
A Todos Alumbra, 1878
Original Léonard Biermans, Turnhout, c.1880
40 cards (×2)
58.5×88 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–7
3 courts, Spanish
Maghreb 26, 19th c
Original Maghreb
40 cards
56×86 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–7
3 courts, Spanish
Spanish Nº 1
Original Heraclio Fournier
48+2 cards
61×95 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
Spanish Nº 35
Original Heraclio Fournier
48+2 cards
61×95 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
Mas Reynals
Original Varitemas S.L., ≤ 2015
48+2 cards
64×95 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
Nou Fervi
Original Nou Fervi S.L., ≤ 2015
48+2 cards
62×95 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Latin
Non-European styles
Replica / reconstruction Jan Bauwens/Aurelia Books/Carta Mundi 1972/77
47/52+9 cards
75×196 mm
4 suits, Mamluk
Pips 1–10
3 (+1) courts, Mamluk
Mogul Ganjifa, c. 1785
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
96 cards
61 mm ⌀
8 suits, Persian
Pips 1–10
2 courts, Persian
Tenshō Karuta
Reconstruction Miike playing cards and histury material museum
48+2 cards
57×89 mm
4 suits, Portuguese
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Portuguese
Tenshō Karuta
Reconstruction Homemade
48 cards
35×63 mm
4 suits, Portuguese
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Portuguese
Unsun Karuta
Replica Virginia and Harold Wayland, 1981
75 cards
48×73 mm
5 suits, Unsun
Pips 1–9
6 courts, Unsun
Hyakunin Isshu Uta Karuta, c. 1750
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
60/200 cards
50×73 mm
2 «suits»
48/100 Yomifuda
12/100 Torifuda
Apache playing cards, c. 1875
Photos Harold and Virginia Wayland, 1972
47/48 cards
56×89 mm
4 suits, Spanish
Pips 1-9 (irregularly)
3 courts, Spanish
Mekuri Karuta – Kurofuda
Original (reprint) Nintendo
48+1 cards
33×54 mm
4 suits, Portuguese
Pips 1–9
3 courts, Portuguese
Kabu Karuta – Komaru
Original (reprint) Ōishi
40+1+1 cards
31×51 mm
1 suit, ōru (coins)
Pips 1–9
1 court, sōta (knave)
Hanafuda – Echigobana, 19th c
Reproduction Ōishi
48 cards
50×81 mm
12 suits, months
4 cards per suit
25 specially marked cards
Trionfi – Tarocchi – Tarot – Tarock
Visconti Tarots, c. 1451?
Reconstruction Lo Scarabeo, 2002
74/78+4 cards
60×115 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 19+2 trumps
Sola Busca Tarot, c. 1491?
Reconstruction Lo Scarabeo, 2000
78 cards (+2)
66×120 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10, illustrated
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Tarot de Paris, c. 1620?
Replica André Dimanche/Grimaud/Sivilixi, 1985/2012
78 cards (+2)
69×123.5 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10, illustrated
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Tarot Jacques Vieville, c. 1650
Replica Editions Sivilixi, 2012
78 cards (+2)
69×126 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Tarot Jacques Vieville, c. 1650
Replica Héron, 1984
78 cards (+2)
61×120 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Tarot Jean Noblet, c. 1650
Replica Jean-Claude Flornoy, 2007
76/78+2 cards
61×94 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Tarocchino Mitelli (Bologna), c. 1660
Replica Lo Scarabeo, 2017
62 cards (+1)
59×122 mm
4 suits, Spanish (variant)
Pips 1, 6–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Tarocco Bolognese (Mitelli), c. 1660
Replica Il Meneghello, 1992
62 cards (+1)
68×140 mm
4 suits, Spanish (variant)
Pips 1, 6–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Tarot Jean Dodal, c. 1701
Replica Jean-Claude Flornoy, 2009
78 cards
73×132 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Flemish Tarot (Vandenborre) 1780
Replica Carta Mundi, 1984
78 cards
70×120 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Minchiate Fiorentine, c. 1790
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
97 cards
61×105 mm
4 suits, Portuguese
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 40 trumps
Minchiate Fiorentine, c. 1820
Replica Il Meneghello, 1986 (2nd ed. 1992)
97 cards
57×96 mm
4 suits, Portuguese
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 40 trumps
J. Gaudais Tarot, c. 1860
Replica Fournier
78+2 cards
60×100 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Wiener Secession Tarot
Replica Lo Scarabeo, 2019
56 cards
56×116 mm
4 suits, French
Pips 1–4/7–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Rider Waite Tarot, 1910
Reproduction Rider, 1999
78 cards (+2)
69.5×120 mm
4 suits, Unusual (Latin style)
Pips 1–10, illustrated
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Ancien Tarot de Marseille, 1930
Reproduction Grimaud, 1981
78 cards (+2)
65×123 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Trionfi
Fool, 21 trumps
Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot, 1947
Reproduction AG Müller, 1986
78+2 cards
70×110 mm
4 suits, Unusual (Latin style)
Pips 1–10, illustrated
4 courts, Unusual
Fool, 21+2 trumps
Tarocco Piemontese (N. 50)
Original Dal Negro, 1965?
78 cards (+2)
62×116 mm
4 suits, Italian
Pips 1–10
4 courts, Tarot
Fool, 21 trumps
Sicilian Tarot
Original Modiano / US Games Systems, 1981
61 cards (+0/1)
52×83 mm
4 suits, Portuguese
Pips 4/5–10
4 courts, Portuguese + Queen
2 Fools, 20 trumps
Cuckoo-type
Replica Skalk, 2001
42 cards
56×87 mm
1 suit, roman numbers
Pips 0–12 (×2)
5 high & 3 low trumps (×2)
Replica Diputación Foral de Alava, 2004
42 cards
60×89 mm
1 suit, fleur-de-lis
Pips 1–12 (×2)
6 high & 3 low trumps (×2)
Gnav
Original Damm, c. 1950
42 cards
52×85 mm
1 suit, arabic numbers
Pips 0–12 (×2)
5 high & 3 low trumps (×2)
Wishlist
Japanese «Mekuri Karuta» (Akahachi, Ise or Komatsu)
Japanese «Kudosan Kabu Karuta»
Japanese «Kinseizan Kabu Karuta»
Chinese «Dong Guan» cards
Hans Sebald Beham, c 1523
Schäufelein Spiel, 1525 (52 card version)
«Cölner Kartenspiel nach dem Meister P. W. Anno 1591» 1980 replica by Heimeran, München
Nonexistent?
16th century “dragon cards” by Francisco Flores
Maltese “dragon cards”, 1775–1797
«Master of the playing cards»
«Catelin Geoffrey Tarot»
Erhard Schön, c 1528
Chinese «Mǎ diào» cards 马吊 (38/40 cards)
Chinese «Lieh chih» / «Lat chi» / «Lut chi» / cards 甩紙牌 (38 cards)