firemaiden
We've refered to this deck on and off in dozens of other threads, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't have it's own thread, so I'm jolly well starting one.
I thought for sure someone had provided a link to the BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France - where the cards live) that showed beautiful big scans of all the majors, but until I find that mystical link, there are these:
But as for my mirage of the BNF site, was I dreaming??? or did such a link to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France actually exist? Searching the bnf site yields nothing.
Tell me I'm not crazy!
Note: this post was edited later, to include Huck's and Strange2's new links.
I thought for sure someone had provided a link to the BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France - where the cards live) that showed beautiful big scans of all the majors, but until I find that mystical link, there are these:
- Andy's Playing Card Museum shows many cards (including the weird Sun card with the baboon-dog-face thing that I was looking for in reference to Horapollo), and discusses some of the imagery in a very interesting article here. Part One shows Star, Bateleur, Four of Coins, Two of Cups, Chariot, Hermit, Moon, Tower ("La Foudre"), Sun, World, Wheel, and he shows some images that appear fascinatingly closely related - from the Sienna Cathedral, and Part Two shows all four aces, the ten of swords and the nine of batons, queen of batons, valet of cups, and knight of swords,
- On Mystic Eye we can also see the King of Cups, Death, and the Fool ("le Fou").
- Tom Tadforlittle's "Hermitage" has a wonderful page of comparisons showing how the Tarot de Paris, the Vandeborre Bacchus Tarot and the Viéville, which he classifies all as Belgian Tarot all relate to each other
- Lelandra includes also a few cards in a comparitive line up of "SCA appropriate decks" (LOL).
- Tarotgarden contributes scans of Two of Batons, Ace of Coins ("AR DE DENIERS" with a backwards N instead of "As", LOL - someone was not just dyslexic but also nearly analphabet), Strength and the Devil.
- Trionfi offers big beautiful clear scans of the Bateleur, Chariot, Justice (ah, now I can see it, she's two-headed!), Hermit (with rosary and bell!), Star and Moon. (Thank you Huck )
- and finally Playing Cards on Collection a Chinese site (different copyright laws?) offers small scans of all the majors. (thank you Strange2)
But as for my mirage of the BNF site, was I dreaming??? or did such a link to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France actually exist? Searching the bnf site yields nothing.
Tell me I'm not crazy!
Note: this post was edited later, to include Huck's and Strange2's new links.