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    • The Journal (1972-1980)
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    • Playing-Card World
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      • French regional pattern sheets
      • French non-regional pattern sheets
      • French suited tarot pattern sheets
      • German pattern sheets
      • Austrian pattern sheets
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      • Italian suited tarot pattern sheets
      • Italo-Portuguese pattern sheets
      • Italo-Portuguese suited tarot pattern sheets
      • Spanish pattern sheets
      • Indian pattern sheets
  • FAQ
    • Bibliography
      • Cartomancy
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      • Exhibition catalogues
      • Patterns of playing cards
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    • Collecting
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      • Who are the people shown on cards?
      • Why do they look the way they do?
      • The Ace of Spades
      • Why is the jack called a jack?
      • What is the order of suit ranking?
      • Why does the ace outrank the king?
      • Why does the king of hearts stab himself?
      • The Curse of Scotland
      • The Devil’s Bedpost
      • The work of the Devil?
      • The instrument of death
      • Connecting a deck of cards with the Bible
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