Moonbow
The Vieville being the earliest of these decks must surely stand alone in what it portrays. The Noblet seems to have it's numbering more uniform and so the foliage may have proved a problem, although the attention to detail that the deck usually has would cause me to hesitate over this a little.
Having said that, doesn't the Vieville strike you as a more primitive deck than the others, particularly the Svizzera? In fact, I find that many Italian decks squeeze in more detail than decks of a similar period.
I think we have to remember the time difference between the Vieville and the Svizzera... 150 years- ish? My feeling is that numbering was less important in the Vieville era, perhaps numbers meant nothing to those that used the deck.
Having said that, doesn't the Vieville strike you as a more primitive deck than the others, particularly the Svizzera? In fact, I find that many Italian decks squeeze in more detail than decks of a similar period.
I think we have to remember the time difference between the Vieville and the Svizzera... 150 years- ish? My feeling is that numbering was less important in the Vieville era, perhaps numbers meant nothing to those that used the deck.