Versuch, den Ursprung der Spielkarten, die Einführung des Leinenpapieres und den Anfang der Holzschneidekunst in Europa zu erforschen: Die Spielkarten und das Leinenpapier
A 1784 German treatise by Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf on the origins of playing cards, linen paper and early woodcut printing in Europe, held by Heidelberg University Library. Its scholarly plates show engraved and woodcut playing card suits, decorative ornament panels and stylised botanical card designs from the 17th century, useful to a designer studying historical card faces and ornamental flourishes.
