Blog, Tarot History
A Review of the Tarocchi Milanesi by Teodoro Dotti, 1845 The Tarocchi Milanesi of Teodoro Dotti, dating to around 1845, presents classical artwork in this equisite reproduction. It belongs to the elegant Milanese tarot tradition that grew out of Ferdinando...
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Chinese domino cards. Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 3 The history of card games is a fascinating journey that spans centuries and cultures. While the precise origins are often difficult to trace due to the perishable nature of early playing cards, historical records and...
Tarot History
Chinese domino cards. Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 3 Original Chinese Dominoes sets were made of black tiles with red and white dots and also featured duplicates of 11 of the combinations, hence comprising 32 tiles in total. The tiles were also split into suits called...
Tarot History
Grand Etteilla tarot deck published by Z. Limson (Simon Blocquel) from 1838 to 1917. The Grand Etteilla Tarot deck is a historically significant tarot deck created by Jean-Baptiste Alliette, a French occultist who used the pseudonym Etteilla. Ettellia is simply his...
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Tarot de Marseille, which were originally printed with woodblocks and then hand painted in the 17th century is often considered one of the first tarot decks. Trionfi (Italian: [triˈoɱfi], ‘triumphs’) are 15th-century Italian playing card trumps...