Any opinions or thoughts?

[shamangoddess]

My aunt just gave me a deck that she has had for years but never used (the cards themselves were still in their plastic wrap).
From what I can tell they are the Tarots of Marseilles (Burdel) with the brownish red w gold plaid on the back. She also gave me the original companion book that came with them Tarot Classic by Stuart R. Kaplan.
The copyrights are a bit funny though...the box says 1974, the little booklet says 1971 (the year I was born) and the book says 1972.
Should I cleanse them? How are they to work with (general idea)? Any other thoughts?

TIA

 

[Fulgour]

hello shamangoddess

Tarot de Marseille Suisse
Claude Burdel 1751

"Edizioni D'Arte Lo Scarabeo Torino 1987"
http://www.learntarot.com/mzdesc.htm
This Tarot of Marseilles deck is based on a deck produced by Claude Burdel in 1751. The initials CB can be seen on the front of the chariot on card seven and also on the two of cups. The original cards were woodblock prints and stencil colored by hand. (J.B.)

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The Amazing Tarotbat:
http://membres.lycos.fr/tarobat/mesjeux/Jeux.htm

This tarot is in fact a reproduction by the Scarabeo house of the Tarot of Marseilles Suisse created by Claude Burdel Cartier and Graveur on paper with the weapons of Freiburg with the following mention:"Cartes fine made by Claude Burdel privileged Master-cartier their Sovereign Excellence of Freiburg remaining with the street of the Hospitals in front." (Google)

Ce tarot est en fait une reproduction par la maison Scarabeo du Tarot de Marseille Suisse créé par Claude Burdel Cartier et Graveur sur papier aux armes de Fribourg avec la mention suivante :"Cartes fines faites par Claude Burdel Maître-cartier privilégié de leurs Souveraines Excellences de Fribourg demeurant à la rue des Hôpitaux devant." (tarotbat)

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Claude Burdel (1727-1799) Cartier et Graveur
Tarot 1751, Fribourg (or Schaffhouse) Switzerland

Scan with 8 images from 1987 Lo Scarabeo,
starkly bright colours:
http://www.astroamerica.com/t-marse2.html

Scan with 4 images, again 1987 Lo Scarabeo,
but with deeper more solid colours:
http://www.trigono.com/tarots/TDI019-tarots-of-marseille.htm

Tarot Classic, USGames "based on" edition
http://tarot.com/about-tarot/decks/browsedecks.php?newdeck=65
(S.R.Kaplan on Burdel: Volume II pgs 326 and 328)

 

[Fulgour]

ps;

Neither myself, nor anyone in my family,
is or is related to, Monsieur Claude Burdel.

 

[Umbrae]

don't bother cleansing them - they've been kept all this time, just for you. Cool starter deck...

 

[shamangoddess]

never thought of that!!! ty

 

[shamangoddess]

my deck is the last one you posted...

Tarot Classic, USGames "based on" edition
http://tarot.com/about-tarot/decks/....php?newdeck=65
(S.R.Kaplan on Burdel: Volume II pgs 326 and 328)

the others have different colours, and there is no initials CB on either of those cards.

 

[shamangoddess]

i also found this in the forum...

"The (US Games) Tarot Classic which I have is not a Marseilles deck, but the very similar looking Swiss Schaffhouse. I realise that many claim that this latter is a Burdel deck, but I think this is mistaken. One place you can see some cards of the Schaffhouse is here... http://www.learntarot.com/cldesc.htm "

this is definatley the deck I have...the two of pentacles says...
Fabrique de Cartes a Schaffhouse
aka Card factory in Schaffhouse

and "The initial M on the four of Coins stands for Muller - AGMuller is the Swiss publisher"...that i do have!!!

 

[TheOld]

Hello Shamangoddess,
The Tarot classic is one of the deck i have and it's a lovely one,
the cards are simple and clean so they are easy to play with
i'm sure if that you will discover somes interesting things if you play somes times with it.
Have fun
Omeada

 

[Moonbow]

A wonderful deck to have handed down to you.

The colours in this deck are very pleasant to my eye and the size is perfect for shuffling.

I have the book too, but I tend not to go by the card meanings from it. I do like the snippets of historical information that Kaplan provides at the beginning though.

I hope you enjoy using it.