Based on fragments housed in Budapest, this pack may represent a Venetian export pack from about 1500. Some elements in the pack closely resemble the Mamluk cards thought to influence them, so the pattern may be much older. Exotic features like feathered mounts and wild men appear in the Latin style courts, and early indexes appear on the suit of batons. The suit of cups features a feminine “king” and “jack,” highlighting period perceptions of gender roles in the cards.

52 backed playing cards. Latin suited with fanciful kings, knights, jacks. Anachronistic jokers.