From the department of random: The history of playing cards
I think more websites should be like this one:
http://www.wopc.co.uk/
It's full of information and great pictures, and if you go there looking for one simple thing, it's easy to get fully distracted and suddenly caring more about a subject than you ever thought you would. (Oooh...what do Spanish playing cards look like, compared to Swiss ones?)
http://www.wopc.co.uk/
It's full of information and great pictures, and if you go there looking for one simple thing, it's easy to get fully distracted and suddenly caring more about a subject than you ever thought you would. (Oooh...what do Spanish playing cards look like, compared to Swiss ones?)