Actually there is a crossover on playing cards and tarot
http://playing-cards.us/main.html
Under "Card Collection" tab, click on it and then go to their list. Scroll down to the following:
Decks for European regional/national games
Under "French Tarot" you will find 78 cards-- French pips and 22 majors and 16 courts. The majors and courts are doublesided. The majors have a 'positive' scene on one side and an interesting 'reverse' scene. I've not seen any explanation for the majors.
This is a subset and style that is seen in the 1910 Alan Tarot/Tarock (Italian) and an 1860-ish or thereabouts Gaudais of Paris deck or the di Gumppenberg Trade Sites of Milan. French pips, double-ended courts and majors with interesting scenes from stage or city or some sort of folklore.
I'd enjoy using a really good book on divining with playing cards-French Tarot for these types of decks. I'd prefer one that could not only explain rules of the games (which might or might not be Minchiate like according to my 1972 version of Trumps book), but the historical scenes! My favorite reproduction deck like this was the Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart) di Gumppenberg--I got old circulars of the opera to explain the scenes in that deck. Not certain I could use it for divination, but would love to try.
By the way, the 1972 U.S. Games/AG Mueller deck that I have with French pips and doublesided courts and 22 majors don't have any explanation of the scenic majors...so these decks are ripe for people to 'make up what they want' to go along with the deck majors!
So I've been following this discussion with great interest.
Cerulean