Our Albert Racinet Ancient Egypt art is a nod to vintage art and design that helped influence Art Deco of the early 20th century.  Albert-Charles-Auguste-Racinet (1825-1893) was a French costume historian, painter, illustrator, and author. Racinet's publication L'Ornement Polychrome is a monumental collection of more than 100 richly-coloured lithographic plates depicting decorative artwork from ancient civilisations through the 18th century.  ?  Standard deck of 54 playing cards including 2x joker cards ?  Full-colour, richly-printed artwork on embossed, blue-core card stock ?  Giftable flip-top box with magnetic closure ?  Box measures: 95 x 69 x 25mm