le pendu
I just got a copy of Decker's Art and Arcana: Commentary on The Medieval Scapini Tarot. It's filled with interesting tidbits, with a special emphasis on Levi.
On page 101-102, while discussing the TdM, he says:
"The Tarot de Marseille certainly existed by the 1500s. The Cary Collection (Yale) contains an important block-printed sheet of cards (still joined together in a stage prior to stenciling, separating, and gluing on heavier stock). The print consists of Tarot trumps that resemble the Tarot de Marseille. The print is Milanese and dates c.1500. The present author believes that the Tarot de Marseille preserves the imagery of the very first Tarot, although we may plausibly suppose that the French titles on the figure also would have been a French detail, for the earlier Tarots lack numerals. In my opinion, the French numeration of the trumps preserves their original order."
robert
On page 101-102, while discussing the TdM, he says:
"The Tarot de Marseille certainly existed by the 1500s. The Cary Collection (Yale) contains an important block-printed sheet of cards (still joined together in a stage prior to stenciling, separating, and gluing on heavier stock). The print consists of Tarot trumps that resemble the Tarot de Marseille. The print is Milanese and dates c.1500. The present author believes that the Tarot de Marseille preserves the imagery of the very first Tarot, although we may plausibly suppose that the French titles on the figure also would have been a French detail, for the earlier Tarots lack numerals. In my opinion, the French numeration of the trumps preserves their original order."
robert