Cerulean
I think there's a book or two that explores the suggestion...
...but as a belief, I think.
Tarot for the Green Witch refers to the Roma/Romani and she might be using the Buckland Romany Tarot as a resource. I've not bought this book yet...
Playing with the idea of how beautifully the Latin-suited Spanish decks retained a tarotlike prettyness in their pips does give me pause to think of how people grew to 'reading' with the minors and playing cards...but it seems the majors were not used in European playing-type-cards with their various regional preferences for the 48 to 62 pip-cards structures and variations in the use of court cards...
But I also don't know enough of folkloric Italian traditions or the Romany to really link such ideas up. There's a few beautiful 'romany'-style tarots, but not certain if they are considered 'authentic' or just romantic idealism.
If something fun or curious or historical comes out of the ideas presented here, I'm all ears!
Cerulean
...but as a belief, I think.
Tarot for the Green Witch refers to the Roma/Romani and she might be using the Buckland Romany Tarot as a resource. I've not bought this book yet...
Playing with the idea of how beautifully the Latin-suited Spanish decks retained a tarotlike prettyness in their pips does give me pause to think of how people grew to 'reading' with the minors and playing cards...but it seems the majors were not used in European playing-type-cards with their various regional preferences for the 48 to 62 pip-cards structures and variations in the use of court cards...
But I also don't know enough of folkloric Italian traditions or the Romany to really link such ideas up. There's a few beautiful 'romany'-style tarots, but not certain if they are considered 'authentic' or just romantic idealism.
If something fun or curious or historical comes out of the ideas presented here, I'm all ears!
Cerulean