Caption:
Circular playing cards, Germany, 15th century (1870). Featured are: the King of Parrots, the Queen of Carnations, the Knave of Columbine, the Knave of Hares, the Three of Parrots and the Ace of Carnations'. A 19th century version of an original 15th century manuscript illustration From The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul LaCroix (London, 1870).