Origins of Cartomancy (Playing Card Divination) – Part One: the 15th and 16th Century

The 15th Century 1414 Barcelona – Joch de nayps moreschs Two Barcelona inventories have entries for “joch de nayps (or ‘nahyps’) moreschs”. The Instituto Municipal de Historia in Barcelona formerly held several sheets of uncut woodblock cards of the Moorish design from around this period. Their similarity to the late 15th or early 16th century Mamluk…...

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