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  1. Facts about the history of playing cards:
    1. Invention: Playing cards were probably invented during the Tang dynasty in China around the 9th century, due to woodblock printing technology1.
    2. Spread to Europe: Playing cards were introduced to Europe during the 13th century from the Middle East, likely arriving in Italy or Spain and then spreading throughout the continent2.
    3. Origin: Playing cards are believed to have originated in China, spread to India and Persia, and then reached Europe through Italy and the Iberian peninsula in the 14th century3.
    4. Symbolism: The four suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades) have symbolic meanings4.
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    Playing cards were probably invented during the Tang dynasty around the 9th century, as a result of the usage of woodblock printing technology. The reference to a leaf game in a 9th-century text known as the Collection of Miscellanea at Duyang (Chinese: 杜阳杂编; pinyin: Dùyáng zábiān), written by Tang dynasty writer Su E, is often cited in connection to the existence of playing cards.

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    The first written record of the use of playing cards comes from the Orient, dating back to the twelfth century. Playing cards were introduced to Europe during the thirteenth century from the Middle East. Evidence suggests that they first arrived in Italy or Spain and were quickly spread throughout the continent.

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    Playing Cards are believed to have originated in China and then spread to India and Persia. From Persia they are believed to have spread to Egypt during the era of Mamluk control, and from there into Europe through both the Italian and Iberian peninsulas during the second half of the 14th century.

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    Where did playing cards first come from?
    Playing cards first originated in China in the 9th century. It is believed that friends and relatives played a leaf game where the earliest cards were first used. Scholars from China in the 10th and 11th centuries had asserted that several types of card games had existed during the Tang Dynasty in China.

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    How did card-playing become more popular?
    As card-playing became more popular production was accelerated by these alternative processes, including hand-made cards, cards printed from woodblocks or using stencils, or other improvised techniques. Below Left: archaic sixteenth century Spanish playing card by Francisco Flores.

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    When did playing cards come into Europe?
    A cluster of early literary references refer to the game being introduced by 'a Saracen', 'the Moorish Game' etc. Etymological evidence also suggests that the Arabs introduced playing cards into Europe in the second half of the fourteenth century and that European cards evolved from the suit system and composition of these cards.

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    How did playing cards evolve in the 15th century?
    Meanwhile, by the end of the fifteenth century, playing cards had spread over most of Western Europe. The diverse cultural contexts and printing techniques led to a diversity of playing card types and styles. Stereotyped designs peculiar to particular regions evolved and became standard patterns.

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    How did a modern deck of playing cards originate?
    The common postures, clothing, and accessories that we expect in a modern deck of playing cards today find their roots in characters like these, but we cannot be certain how these details originated, since there was much diversity of clothing, weapons, and accessories depicted in the French decks of this time.

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    What is the earliest known depiction of card play?
    Above: British Library manuscript Add MS 12228, date 1352-1362. This is the earliest known depiction of card play, a miniature in a 14th-century manuscript of Meliadus or Guiron le Courtois (part of the romance also known as Palamedes; also known as Le Roman du Roy Meliadus de Lennoys), by Hélie de Boron.

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