A Brief History Of Greetings Cards7600366

For most of us, undoubtedly in Europe and within the Western world, our occasions, expressions of feelings, and sentiments to and from others are marked by the sending of an illustrated folded card. For far more crucial occasions these cards are sent in addition to a present. Sizes, types and themes vary drastically. The inner a part of the card can include verses, wishes and expressions, from time to time items or objects associated with the topic with the card, or they will merely be left blank for us to create our own messages. So how and exactly where and why did this custom and now a 'norm' come from and develop?

The Earliest Cards

As far as historians are aware, like lots of other things we within the UK are acquainted with, the earliest versions of greetings cards have been created in ancient China as a way of marking a single in the most widely recognised and crucial festivals / unique occasions which was New Year. Other proof of greetings cards in ancient cultures is usually traced to papyrus scroll versions produced in Egypt.

Greetings Cards in Europe

The 1400s in Europe marked the finish with the 'middle ages' along with the 'dark ages' and it was at this time that what would come to be 'greetings cards' began to become created. Early versions were obviously hand-made, and there's evidence of woodcut versions being made in Germany.

The 19th Century and Beyond

The early a part of the 1800s was a period just prior to wide-scale mechanisation along with the second industrialisation. This meant that greetings cards have been nevertheless hand-made things which have been beyond the indicates of a lot of people.

For the 1850s onwards the advancing pace of large scale mechanisation, improvements in the postal service and less expensive postal charges fuelled the growth of cost-effective greetings cards of all sorts and some significant scale producers began to seem.

Additional advances in lithography and mass production saw a huge development inside the greetings card marketplace in the early a part of the 20th century, and a few on the first key moves away from extra standard styles to e.g. towards some humorous cards.

The final half of the 20th century saw the wide-scale introduction of massive card retailers in to the high street plus the mass popularisation and recognition of greetings card brands e.g. Hallmark. This period also saw a diverse amount of style and decision in cards e.g. musical, photo, and personalised also as common cards.

Nowadays: Shopping for Greetings Cards Online

Acquiring birthday cards and other individuals greetings cards on the net is now a rapid and very effective method to carry on the ancient tradition of marking the particular days inside the lives of these we care about, and exchanging critical sentiments and messages within a unique way.

Paul writes on a number of subjects, specialising in cards and unique occasions, particularly greetings cards and birthday cards.





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