the ancient wisdom of the cards.
Moorish Playing Card Deck Fragment
From an uncut sheet found in a museum in Barcelona. This deck provides an important link between the Mamluk deck pattern and the Mediterranean deck pattern, because it shares features of both; in general it looks fairly European, but the wands look like Polo Sticks and the Cups still look like Myriads, harking back to Ancient Chinese money-suited cards.
Spain, c. 1414.
Mutual love.
Unexpected advancement for a military man.
Consolation, cure, end of the business.
Success, Triumph, Victory, Favourable issue
Expedition of business, Quickness, Celerity, Vigilance.
a son born in the course of the year; unity of sentiment.