Playing cards, 16th century?, (1849). Creator: E Hauger.

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Playing cards, 16th century?, (1849). Playing cards from the game of Piquet, claimed by some to have been invented in France during the reign of King Charles VII (1422-1461), although it may possibly have come into France from Spain. 19th century illustration after a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris. From Volume 2 of "Le Moyen Age Et La Renaissance", (The Middle Ages and the Renaissance), edited by Paul Lacroix, artistic direction by Ferdinand Seré [Paris, 1849]

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