Show origin of playing cards cardi although it Is in commonly reported 4 that playing cards were invented in france in 1392 to divert charles VI dallemagne DAlIe magoe a french writer on the 5 subject abject mentions them as being in use aae in belgium in 1379 and proba probably bir something analogous to them marked disks or counters have been employed in the east from remote antiquity ty it la is now usually thought that it was in italy playing cards wera first made about 1370 and at venice the attempt to connect their invention with astrology arises from the four mutts butts and 62 52 cards in all being in ingenious minds with tour four seasons and the number of weeks in the year it does not appear likely that there was anything more asso dated with the cards carda than ment at the first though gambling was wa a vice with the greeks and romans long before the christian era and games for gain with some kinds of cf counters counter were doubtless found among them |