Italian playing cards
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Playing cards have been in Italy since the late 14th century. Until the mid 19th century, Italy was composed of many smaller independent states which led to the development of various regional pattern
Milanese tarocchi c. 1500
Genovesi pattern
Lombarde/Milanesi pattern
The Batons and Coins suit
Scopa
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Scopa is an Italian fishing card game, and one of the three major national card games in Italy, the others being Briscola and Tresette. It is also popular in Argentina and Brazil, brought in by Italia
Italian playing cards
…and re (King), unless it is a tarocchi deck in which case a donna or regina (Queen) is inserted between the cavallo and re. Popular games include Scopa, Briscola, Tressette, Bestia, and Sette e mezzo. Playing cards arrived from Mamluk Egypt during the 1370s. Mamluk cards used suits of cups, coins…
Italian playing cards from a deck of "Bergamasche" by Dal Negro