Books and Beer Playing Cards

About the Deck

Accompanied by morals in Latin and German, this deck features the whimsical suits of Books, Ink Stamps, Beer Glasses, and Wine Jugs.

Provenance

Jost Amman. Germany, 1588.

According to Many Schools of Thought

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

A large fortune.

A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings

Upright

Improved position for a lady's future husband.

Reversed

Impatience, apprehension, suspicion.

Mme. Le Normand's Divinatory Meanings

Happy journey. Arrival of friends. A short trip. A journey.

S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings

Upright

Money, Finance, Treasure, Gain, Profit

Reversed

Disturbance, Worry, Anxiety, Melancholy.

P.R.S. Foli's Divinatory Meanings

Upright

Unkindly chat cynicism

Reversed

stupid and unfounded slander.

Mme. Le Marchand's Divinatory Meanings

you will live with the constant idea that you will at last be fortunate; with this conceit your life will pass away, and you will at last die happy. You will always hope to win the high prize in the lottery, but you will never win it, until you have been kissed by the greatest lady in the land.