1870 German Lenormand - Friedrich Ferdinand

See attachments...this is kind of different.

More pictures and booklet info

Does this look like anything you've seen before?

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I hope you can make out the words. Between the fancy font and my lack of knowledge, am not able to decipher the writing.

But I do like the minimal design. The 'cards' are so light, it seems like a more delicate parchment in comparison to the hardy Dondorf and larger French decks I have. Even Japanese silkscreened or vellum papers seem thicker and hardier.

I hope to copy these on thicker paper so I can use them...the instructions are very delicate.

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List as far as I can tell

The wordlist below may need updating: The document inserted actually has a table of playing cards, the suit/name and the description of the card picture and (card number).

I noticed that the box says "52 cards" or I may be misreading the fonts--but the deck has 32 cards. Also the suit symbols and numbers vary from modern French Lenormand reprints. Since this is supposedly before 1890, the cards may vary from what modern readers expect.

The list below and enclosed attachment is hopefully helpful if you are checking out different decks--this one is from Berlin and said to be from 1870.



1. Zauben. Birds/8 of Hearts

2. Strebje - Lobster-Nine of Diamonds

3. Holer - Port/Transport?/Bird in flight/Six of Hearts

4. Duelle - Waterfall-Eight of Diamonds

5. Zehllange. Serpent/Queen of Clubs

6.Haus. House/Ace of Hearts

7. Ztorch. Stork/10 of Diamonds

8. Mann. Gentleman/King of Diamonds

9 Frau. Lady/Queen of Diamonds

10.Hirsh. Stag/Knave of Hearts

11. Hund. Hound/King of Hearts

12. Rabe. Crow/10 of Spades

13. Rofe. Rose/Queen of Hearts

14.Zrauerweide. Tree/4 of Spades

15. Glafer. Cups/Table/7 of Clubs

16. Fullborn. Horn of Plenty/Nine of Clubs

17.Lorbeeren. Laurel Wreath/King of Clubs

18. Wolfen. Clouds/King of Spades

19. Dornen. Bush/Queen of Spades

20. Gounne. Sun/9 of Hearts

21. Vferb. Horse/Knave of Spades

22. Ganbuhr. Hourglass/7 of Spades

23. Grief. Letter/Ace of Diamonds

24. Slizftrabl. Lightning/Storm/Ace of Spades

25. Gchlagbaum. Railroad crossing/raised bar/Ten of hearts

26. Vogel. Flying birds/Mountain/Five of clubs

27. Ring. Ring/Ace of Clubs

28. Crate. Harvest/Ten of Clubs

29. Trefoil. Crocodile/Six of Clubs

30. Herr. Bed/9 of Spades

31. Verge. Mountain/3 of Diamonds

32. Gvinne - Spider/Five of Diamonds

Frederich, Sohn, Piatnik are German cartomancy publishers

whose various cartomancy decks in the 19th century have a Lenormand style, but the picure of the six of hearts, for instance, show up as a crocodile here instead of the cross of the Dondorfs circa 1900 thYouat I have .

Christie's auction site and catalogue have examples of more varations.

Thanks. Really interesting variations.