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Cagliostro Tarot Deck

tarot card | card deck

1981

Playing cards were initially developed in the Western world soon after the invention of printing, around the 15th century. Before that, they were made by hand. The deck of cards persevered through the years, as new games and new ways to play with them evolved too.

ManufacturerU.S. Game Systems, Inc.
Materialprinted cardstock | cardboard
OriginItaly
Stylefortune
Object ID112.5088
Credit LineGift of Joseph D. Andrews in Memory of His Father, Joseph V. Andrews

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