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X V I - La Maison ? Diev
Here we come to one of those cards which has had the most pronounced impact on my early historical interests - piqued by comments penned by Fred Gettings many years ago, and which I mentioned in another thread on Marseilles Decks (in the Tarot Decks section). As I mentioned in that thread:
Discussion on this card will, I'm certain, take, as usual, numerous twists and turns. Also, as with XV the Devil, this is another card which is not part of the known Visconti-Sforza decks (either lost or never made), but which is, in my opinion, an essential and integral part of the Tarot.
As I'll attach in another post, the version of this card in my favourite Marseilles deck - the Camoin - is disappointing: though there may be an oral tradition which claims a door from which the lower figure falls out of, it usually remains ambiguous and hidden from the viewer's side (I also mention this in my Aeclectic Camoin deck review).
As catboxer will undoubtedly discuss in greater detail, other depictions arise in early decks - which we had already mentioned in the early discussions (I - the Magician) in this wonderful study group.
Attached is the (restored) 1650 Noblet Tower card.
Here we come to one of those cards which has had the most pronounced impact on my early historical interests - piqued by comments penned by Fred Gettings many years ago, and which I mentioned in another thread on Marseilles Decks (in the Tarot Decks section). As I mentioned in that thread:
If anyone has access to either of these Cathedrals, especially the Amiens one, digital photos would be highly welcome !Fred Gettings's Tarot: How to read the Future (originally published in 1973 under the far better title The Book of Tarot) has a number of quite interesting material [...]. Unfortunately, he makes some quite important mistakes. For example, he has a photo of a sculptural bas-relief from a Cathedral which clearly depicts the Tower. He mentions that it is from the Reims Cathedral... it isn't [if it is, neither I nor locals could locate it!] (I 'wasted' great time a few years ago making a detour to Reims to check it out for myself, only to be disappointed. When I arrived back in Melbourne, checking other sources, I presume the photo shows a depiction from the Amiens Cathedral ... I'll have to check this when I am next in that area of the world).
Discussion on this card will, I'm certain, take, as usual, numerous twists and turns. Also, as with XV the Devil, this is another card which is not part of the known Visconti-Sforza decks (either lost or never made), but which is, in my opinion, an essential and integral part of the Tarot.
As I'll attach in another post, the version of this card in my favourite Marseilles deck - the Camoin - is disappointing: though there may be an oral tradition which claims a door from which the lower figure falls out of, it usually remains ambiguous and hidden from the viewer's side (I also mention this in my Aeclectic Camoin deck review).
As catboxer will undoubtedly discuss in greater detail, other depictions arise in early decks - which we had already mentioned in the early discussions (I - the Magician) in this wonderful study group.
Attached is the (restored) 1650 Noblet Tower card.