Bluefeet
Hi TdM lovers!
Bernardin Suzanne TdM of 1839 is a fascinating one among all historical TdM decks. It's one of the very last TdM decks that are actually printed in the city of Marseilles and thus historically significant. It's probably best known for being created by a woman, since "Suzanne" can be interpret as a female given name. In fact, "Suzanne" turns out to be the family name of this male card maker Bernardin Suzanne. Therefore, the well-known theory about "the TdM made by a woman" is actually inaccurate.
I acquired my own copy of this deck about a year ago. I cherish my original copy and I have been thinking about creating a reproduction of it, so I can share its beauty to more people.
Today, I handmade 22 trump cards of this lovely deck and I can't wait to share them. The cards and card backs were first printed separately and then glued onto a flexible card stock. The back pattern is a new design, which is different from the original deck.
Here are some pictures of the sample copy, I will be making full 78-card reproduction if there's interest for this deck. The cards only provides a brief idea of how the reproduction looks like, I'm still trying out different technique to enhance the image quality. If you have any comments or suggestions please let me know.
Enjoy!
Bernardin Suzanne TdM of 1839 is a fascinating one among all historical TdM decks. It's one of the very last TdM decks that are actually printed in the city of Marseilles and thus historically significant. It's probably best known for being created by a woman, since "Suzanne" can be interpret as a female given name. In fact, "Suzanne" turns out to be the family name of this male card maker Bernardin Suzanne. Therefore, the well-known theory about "the TdM made by a woman" is actually inaccurate.
I acquired my own copy of this deck about a year ago. I cherish my original copy and I have been thinking about creating a reproduction of it, so I can share its beauty to more people.
Today, I handmade 22 trump cards of this lovely deck and I can't wait to share them. The cards and card backs were first printed separately and then glued onto a flexible card stock. The back pattern is a new design, which is different from the original deck.
Here are some pictures of the sample copy, I will be making full 78-card reproduction if there's interest for this deck. The cards only provides a brief idea of how the reproduction looks like, I'm still trying out different technique to enhance the image quality. If you have any comments or suggestions please let me know.
Enjoy!