The Wheel of Fortune, or Rota Fortunae, is a symbol of the capricious nature of Fate, with the Roman goddess Fortuna spinning it at random, bringing misfortune or windfalls to hapless mortals. In the fifth century, the Roman scholar Boethius considered Fortune's wheel in On the Consolation of Philosophy and Shakespeare often referred to the role of fate and fortune in his works. Excerpts from his plays are combined with early playing cards as a means of fortune telling or playing with fate. These 16 card designs are a good gift for a theater goer or someone interested in early cards and fortune telling. Cards are printed with archival inks on heavy cardstock paper and include matching envelopes, and purchase options include all 24 designs, the first half, and the second half.

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All 16 cards $48.00 USD Cards 1 - 8 $24.00 USD Cards 9 - 16 $24.00 USD

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lovely literary | scientific method spectacular | the artists' eye | take a hike | egyptian wisdom | please write | it takes a village | inside out | the language of flowers | the rose family | the world in black and white | it's a sign | designing women | snow in the sonora | ruminating on redoute | magnoliophyta | midsummer night's dream | fortune's wheel | western sea | pennell for your thoughts | seventeen syllables | new wave | the water sound