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I agree, that especially Trionfi cards likely had a real strong small sister existence, considering, that some games in 15th century were not or less open for women, also considering, that one of the very few longer texts of 15th century related to Trionfi cards is directed towards a woman (the Boiardo poem ... the other text worth to be mentioned of 15th century is ONLY Martiano da Tortona's description of the Michelino deck and the third in this row might be the letter of Jacopo Antonio Marcello, also relating to the Michelino deck). Further there are these remarkable snippets of Savoy 1430, that men were only allowed to play cards, when playing with women, the note in the description of the frescoes in the castle of Pavia, that "the fresco with Tarocchi players were in the room, where the women took their meals" and the fact, that Bianca Maria Visconti herself appears as commissioner of Trionfi decks in 1452. Isabella d'Este appears as a collector of playing cards (who else), and Bianca Maria Sforza brought a playing card deck to her wedding, something, which is also suspected for many other brides in the period.
Considering reality nowadays, I would assume, that worldwide more money is spend for playing cards than for chess boards or chess figures, so something did change between 15th century and 21st. The machines in Las Vegas (often somehow related to playing cards), the Black Jack tables and its relatives are another public dimension of cards and also all this games like Spider Solitaire, Freecell and Online Hearts and Online Spades (the basic ames in the Windows world) show, that even a computer game dimension exist.
Chess did win a lot of interest, when the first chess roboters appeared on the market (each toy distributor in the 80's and 90's offered them with some enthusiasm), but ... reality has it, that any old game suffered in its dominant influence cause all this new game forms during the passed 30 years through the offer of new electronic games.
But, nonetheless, if it's a small-sister or a small brother ...
... .-) ... with Chess as big brother the small Trionfi card questions gets another, far bigger public ... .-)
... ... well, let's speak it out in the open, a greater part of the Tarot-diviner-community is history-resistant. The focus is on the subjective "my history" or better "my future", not on global views, historical aspects or other complicating matters.
And if you wish evidence for this, then see, that we both make for the moment the talking here ... .-)
Chess enthusiasts instead display some intellectual life instead (well, it's an intellectual game, no doubt) and historical aspects should have some interests. So, for the humble Tarot historian, simply the "far bigger public" ... even, if playing cards had more success in 20th century than chess.
Considering reality nowadays, I would assume, that worldwide more money is spend for playing cards than for chess boards or chess figures, so something did change between 15th century and 21st. The machines in Las Vegas (often somehow related to playing cards), the Black Jack tables and its relatives are another public dimension of cards and also all this games like Spider Solitaire, Freecell and Online Hearts and Online Spades (the basic ames in the Windows world) show, that even a computer game dimension exist.
Chess did win a lot of interest, when the first chess roboters appeared on the market (each toy distributor in the 80's and 90's offered them with some enthusiasm), but ... reality has it, that any old game suffered in its dominant influence cause all this new game forms during the passed 30 years through the offer of new electronic games.
But, nonetheless, if it's a small-sister or a small brother ...
... .-) ... with Chess as big brother the small Trionfi card questions gets another, far bigger public ... .-)
... ... well, let's speak it out in the open, a greater part of the Tarot-diviner-community is history-resistant. The focus is on the subjective "my history" or better "my future", not on global views, historical aspects or other complicating matters.
And if you wish evidence for this, then see, that we both make for the moment the talking here ... .-)
Chess enthusiasts instead display some intellectual life instead (well, it's an intellectual game, no doubt) and historical aspects should have some interests. So, for the humble Tarot historian, simply the "far bigger public" ... even, if playing cards had more success in 20th century than chess.