The Origin and Manufacture of Playing Cards

This fascinating article was originally delivered as an address to the Society for the Arts in London in 1889 by its author George Clulow.Mr. Clulow's lecture covers the early history of playing cards, including the Tarot, the changes made to the cards through time, as well as the labor intensive and time-consuming process employed to make and market cards before the advent of mechanization.The text also includes the lively discussion which took place after the address.This 7,600 word article is "packed" with interesting information.(Sorry about that last pun - it's sometimes difficult not to be a bit of a card.)Use the search engine to search for Professor Hex Books for more interesting titles on a variety of historical topics. Read more