David Oscarson Les Quatre Couleurs Fountain Pen Grey Medium

The David Oscarson Les Quatre Couleurs in Translucent Grey, Ruby Red and Opaque Black Hard Enamel Fountain Pen. Les Quatre Couleurs is the seventeenth within the David OscarsonTM series of Restricted Edition Writing Instruments. Produced in four color variations, each and every shall be Restricted to production of 88 items (including Fountain Pen and Roller Ball styles).

Translated, “Les Quatre Couleurs” manner The Four Colors, and / or The Four Suits.

While origins of enjoying cards will also be traced to China, India and Persia as early because the 7th century, it wasn’t till the fourteenth century that they were introduced to Europe. The “pique” and “spade” will also be traced the sword of the Italian suits. The Spanish replaced queens with mounted knights (caballeros) and the Germans modified a few suits, the use of bells, hearts, leaves and acorns as symbols. Improvement in French production, alternatively helped propel the more simplified French design to in the end grow to be the usual for such a lot of Europe. The French had in the beginning included circle of relatives names on court cards, but this custom came to an end with the French Revolution within the past due 18th century.

The four suits now utilized in the various world – Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs – originated in France about 1480. The Spade represents Nobility or Aristocracy.