Publisher's Synopsis
Description: With its ominous color and its spiky look, the Ace of Spade stand without a doubt as the most emblematic card of the classic playing deck. Common link between divination, gambling and folklore, the so called " Spadille" was always imbued with a complex symbolic meaning that fluctuated throughout the times.
From XIX century England and the apex of the Ace's ornemental follies, it's hard to imagine that the card that once gave its name to Blackjack would be later seen as a death wish during the Viet Nam war. Or isn't it surprising that it would be embraced by the hard rock community thanks to Motorhead's eponymous hymn ? Presenting more than a century of aces from all around the world, discover the histories and legends of the infamous card !
