FERDINAND PIATNIK & SOHNE A.G. & Editions Philibert

For almost 200 years, Piatnik has made the most beautifully made playing cards....and, although I have over 1000 decks of cards, the Piatnik cards are always my favorites.. The supremely gorgeous deck, however, is Paul-Emile Becat's, published by French playing card publisher Editions Philibert in 1962. The French playing card publisher Editions Philibert produced what has become regarded by many as one of the most beautiful decks of playing cards ever produced. Inspired by a set of erotic paintings by Renaissance masters, which the monk Savonarola had destroyed in 1496..... because they revealed too much of the intrigue and sordidness of Borgia family life, Becat spent 4 years creating this splendid deck.....

Corrette - Le Phenix - Les Delices de la Solitude by Musica Franca