Jost Amman (1539 - 1591)
1588 The deck appeared inside a book, "the Book of Trades". Jost Amman worked in Nuremberg and is a reknown artist.
"Altenburger Spielkarten Fabrik"
"Coeur" (East Germany)
deck "The book of Trade"
reprint of deck of 1588 (52 cards), about 1970
artist Jost Amman (1539-1591)
There is no Queen&Jack = Superior&Inferior Officers
specific suits:
spade = Metal Drinking Cups
heart = Glass or Eartbenware Wine Vases
diamond = Books
club = Printer's Inking Balls
I have only this images:
dimension
70x110 mm.
| spade | heart | diamond | club |
| ace | ace | ace | |
| king | king | king | king |
| ober | ober | ober | ober |
| under | under | under | under |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | |||
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Further material:
Article to the Jost Amman decks (Simon Wintle)
Article to the Jost Amman deck (Andy Pollett)
1614, "Ten ages of Men and Women"