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Circular Playing Cards. England: Waddingtons, ca. 1960.

The origin of playing cards is somewhat obscure, but they were probably developed in China during the Tang Dynasty. Cards are one of the oldest games that we still play. Not restricted to gambling, playing cards have been used in many other pastimes, including predicting the future.

 

 

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