Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Tarot and More
The origins of playing cards are uncertain, however they first appeared in Europe in the late 14th century. The first records come from 1367 in Berne, and they appear to have spread extremely quickly throughout Europe, as seen by the records, primarily of card games being prohibited.The only significant information about the appearance and number of these cards is provided by a text by John of Rheinfelden in 1377 from Freiburg im Breisgau, who, among other versions, describes the basic pack as containing the still-current four suits of 13 cards, with the courts usually being the King, Ober and Unter ("marshals"), although Dames and Queens were already known by then.
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