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Round playing cards: Nine of Parrots


This engraved set of round playing cards was made by Monogrammist (Master) PW of Cologne in about 1500.

"The set is divided into five different groups (roses, columbines, carnations, parrots, hares) and each suite has ten numbers and four figures (king, queen, valet, knave)."

In addition to the base set of seventy cards, there were two further cards whose function is unknown. Just over half of the deck owned by the British Museum has survived and all their remaining cards have been posted online at the Prints Database

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