ext_24176 ([identity profile] crabby-lioness.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] crabby_lioness 2007-12-18 08:37 pm (UTC)

The Jack of Hearts is used for obvious reasons, but playing cards first became popular in Europe in the "resort towns" of Italy and Southern France, the Commedia's home turf.
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