[MR] The Cloisters set of 15th-century playing cards

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Those of you not on the SCA Scribes and Illuminators list may not be aware  
of a wonderful new project by Lady Anne Claxton (Cheri Merideth) from Grimwith  
Shire in An Tir.
 
She has done a reproduction pack of the playing cards that are housed at  The 
Cloisters in NYC.  This is the only known complete set of 15th-century  
cards, and you would have used them to play a game of Primero or Triomphe  Forcee, 
according to the notes which Lady Anne includes with the  cards.  You can see 
pictures of some of the cards at this site.
 
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(http://s444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/celticcheri/Cloister%20Cards/?action=view&curren
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These cards are really wonderful!  And the best thing is ... you can  order a 
set of them from her.  Her email contact is _celticcheri at yahoo.com_ 
(mailto:celticcheri at yahoo.com) .  
 
Nancy / Ingvild
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