Playing cards first appeared in Europe in the 1370s, probably in Italy or Spain, and as imports from merchants from the Islamic Mamlūk dynasty from Egypt. The first European cards were hand-painted, making them expensive and luxury goods for the rich.
In the 1480s french started painting through stencils, a practice resulting in the distinctively simplified design of suit marks technically designated French but now generally called an international design because of their worldwide popularity: pique, Coeur, carreau, trèfle. Known in English as spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.
most of the newer card decks are used in magic and in carpentry and are more high quality than their predecessor's hundreds of years ago.
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