1588 The deck appeared inside a book, "the Book of Trade". Jost Amman worked in Nuremberg and had been a reknown artist.
Altenburger Spielkarten Fabrik
"Coeur" (Germany)
deck "The book of Trade"
reprint of deck of 1588 (52 cards), about 1970
artist Jost Amman (1539-1591)
There is no Queen&Jack = Superior&Inferior Officers
specific suits:
spade = Metal Drinking Cups
heart = Glass or Eartbenware Wine Vases
diamond = Books
club = Printer's Inking Balls
Only this images:
dimension
70x110 mm.
spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | |
king | king | king | king |
ober | ober | ober | ober |
under | under | under | under |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
9 | |||
8 | 8 | ||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Further material:
Article to the Jost Amman decks (Simon Wintle)