RE: Discuss: If Atlantia were a deck of Cards, what would it look like?

[Deborah Stapleton <debbiest@microsoft.com>]

>>I see this as a "Big" project, and worthy, therefore, to a degree of 
>>research before design begins.

This past December my husband and I plus 6 other SCA friends made a trip
to the Cloisters museum in New York.  In their gift shop they had for
sale a set of handpainted period playing cards.  I drooled over them but
alas couldn't afford them.  They costed $120.00 a set.  If you wanted
accurracy in this you might check with the Cloisters on authenticity of
style.

In Service
Lady Deborah la Viaggiatrice
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>From: 	Lance Harrop[SMTP:lharrop@mrj.com]
>Sent: 	Friday, June 07, 1996 5:27 PM
>To: 	Angela Pincha-Neel - ATT ASCC
>Cc: 	Thorpe, John; kuijt; atlantia
>Subject: 	Re: Discuss: If Atlantia were a deck of Cards, what would it
>look like?
>
>
>M'lady writes:
>
>> The fourth suit could be stags... sea stags!
>> 	-- It's definately Atlanitan
>> 	-- It takes in the warrior aspect that Escallops, Acorns,
>> 	   nor Tridents present.
>> 
>Maybe, but could you weave ten of them into a recognizable image on a
>card?
>The linear suits are generally shown interwoven, while the round suits,
>
>in our case acorns and escallops, are evenly spread around the card,
>like 
>all french suits (hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds) are on modern day
>
>cards.
>
>Of course, His Excellency is far more educated on this topic then I.
>
>Besides, how are you going to represent sea-stags on a face card?
>
>
>As for everyone who has offered to buy a deck, I think some additional 
>thinking, studying, and learning the techniques might be in order
>before 
>we start selling these.
>
>I see this as a "Big" project, and worthy, therefore, to a degree of 
>research before design begins.
>
>Please continue to send your opinions and advice.
>
>In Service
>Leifr Johansson
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