{"product_id":"rare-french-saints-deck-les-saints-guerisseurs-religious-art-playing-cards-1980s-copy","title":"Rare French Saints Deck NEW – Les Saints Guérisseurs • Religious Art Playing Cards (1980s)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare and wonderfully unusual French deck published by Dusserre in the 1980s, \u003cem\u003eLes Saints Guérisseurs\u003c\/em\u003e (“The Healing Saints”) associates each playing card with a saint known for healing or spiritual protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unique deck blends religious art, folklore, and traditional devotional practices. Each card features a beautifully reproduced artwork—miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, altarpieces, or medieval paintings—depicting a saint and the ailment they were traditionally invoked to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Jokers and the 2s contain long alphabetical lists of illnesses (from acne to shingles, paralysis, insomnia, ulcers, etc.) with the corresponding patron saints. This system was historically used in devotional card games in France and is now extremely rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🔹 Publication period: 1980s (Dusserre, France)\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Dimensions: Approx. 3.5 × 2.5 inches (standard poker size)\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Condition\u003cbr\u003eNEW!! See the first 3 pictures for the deck you will receive.\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Language: French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e🪶 Collector’s Note\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDusserre decks have become highly collectible since the publisher ceased operations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLes Saints Guérisseurs\u003c\/em\u003e is especially rare due to its unusual theme and its reliance on medieval iconography sourced from major French museums (BNF, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée de Cluny, etc.). Complete copies in good condition are increasingly hard to find.\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for collectors of rare French decks, Catholic devotional ephemera, or anyone interested in the intersection of religion, art, and cartomancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Antique Arcana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65970342658316,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7225\/7292\/files\/Saints_Guerrisseurs_RED_NEW_1.jpg?v=1790327810","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquearcana.com\/products\/rare-french-saints-deck-les-saints-guerisseurs-religious-art-playing-cards-1980s-copy","provider":"Antique Arcana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}