Altars cards are a development which stem from the sixteenth century and contain certain prayers recited within the Ordo Missae (Ordinary of the Mass) at each and every Mass. In contemporary times they are almost exclusively rectangular in shape but in centuries such as the eighteenth they had a bit more artistic flair. Here is a small selection of some that are typical to the style of the period.
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| Bologna, 1767 (1 or 2) |
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| Bologna, 1767 (2 of 2) |
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| Naples, 1784 |
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| Tuscany, 1790-1799 (Central card) |
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| Venice, 1770 (1 of 2) |
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| Venice, 1770 (2 of 2) |
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| Venice, 1657 (1 of 2) |
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| Venice 1657 (2 of 2) |
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| Naples, 1703 (Central card) |
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| Genoa, 1771 |
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| Naples, 1739 (1 of 2) |
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| Naples, 1739 (2 of 2) |
