Cerulean
Paris
Chez Les Merchands de Nouvates
(Right side of page)
Left facing page
On trouve chez le memems libraries
Le
Grand Jeu de l'oracle des Dames
78 Cartes-Tarots
Imprimees en chromo-lithographie, a l'imitation des minatures de
XVe sicle, renfermes dans un etui et accompaniees du liver
explicatif 12 fr., e franco par la poste 12.fr.50
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Art of the Cards
of
Julia Orsini
Paris
House of Merchandes of Novelties(?)
The Grand Oracle of Ladies
78 cards of tarot
Printed in color lithography, to imitate the minatures of
15th century, and accompanied by books
explaining, 12 francs, with the postage of 12 franc.50
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NOTE: Apologies for the wierdness of this translations of meanings. This is taken directly from the French text circa "1850" (dating presumed from 1853 copyright cited in Papus' Tarot of the Bohemians citation of Julia Orsini'--Note corrected April 2011). This paperbound edition has delicate paper whose shredded binding falls apart at each handling--I am fortunate that all text is intact, although some of the printing is fading. It came with a reddish box and the cards of the 1880-90 Lismon Etteilla. The seller, Wolfgang Kunze, has noted that the Lismon stock was warehoused when Lismon went out of business. The stock was said to be sold to BP Grimaud and the tax stamp of 1890 has been applied to Lismon cards. The designs of Lismons cards can vary (see Lismon thread of comparisons--to be inserted later). If I ever find out more of the Lismon editions, it will be posted and noted here/and the appropriate thread).
I consulted the Edition Dusserre (circa 2001?) undated 112-page booklet that came with my reproduction of the Grand Jeu Oracle des Dames--but I found the updated translation in English contains different punctuation from my Julia Orsini booklet. The Edition Dussere booklet has a few more additions to the meanings of the cards and in some cases the descriptions seems to refer to card designs that literally describes cards that suit the Lismon 1880-90. I also have been using Decker and Dummett's History of the Occult Tarot book and Mary K. Greer's Timeline of the Occult Tarot in related threads).
Updates will be periodic, until the 78 meanings are translated/transcribed for educational, historical and comparative reference. As of August 2009, the circa 1850 Julia Orsini text of 78 meanings does not seem to be widely circulated. Hopefully those who consult this freely will appreciate the spirit of this was voluntarily typed so in the spirit of sharing we can learn together.
Each card has one page of meanings. I numbered each paragraph of text. If you have an Editions Dusserre Grand Oracle du Dames and the 112 page booklet translated in English, you will notice the additional text of their translation is not in the text that is translated/transcribed here--I do not know the date of Editions Dusserre translation of the Julia Orsini text.
Best regards and hope you can find this helpful.
Cerulean
Chez Les Merchands de Nouvates
(Right side of page)
Left facing page
On trouve chez le memems libraries
Le
Grand Jeu de l'oracle des Dames
78 Cartes-Tarots
Imprimees en chromo-lithographie, a l'imitation des minatures de
XVe sicle, renfermes dans un etui et accompaniees du liver
explicatif 12 fr., e franco par la poste 12.fr.50
-----------------------------
Art of the Cards
of
Julia Orsini
Paris
House of Merchandes of Novelties(?)
The Grand Oracle of Ladies
78 cards of tarot
Printed in color lithography, to imitate the minatures of
15th century, and accompanied by books
explaining, 12 francs, with the postage of 12 franc.50
------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: Apologies for the wierdness of this translations of meanings. This is taken directly from the French text circa "1850" (dating presumed from 1853 copyright cited in Papus' Tarot of the Bohemians citation of Julia Orsini'--Note corrected April 2011). This paperbound edition has delicate paper whose shredded binding falls apart at each handling--I am fortunate that all text is intact, although some of the printing is fading. It came with a reddish box and the cards of the 1880-90 Lismon Etteilla. The seller, Wolfgang Kunze, has noted that the Lismon stock was warehoused when Lismon went out of business. The stock was said to be sold to BP Grimaud and the tax stamp of 1890 has been applied to Lismon cards. The designs of Lismons cards can vary (see Lismon thread of comparisons--to be inserted later). If I ever find out more of the Lismon editions, it will be posted and noted here/and the appropriate thread).
I consulted the Edition Dusserre (circa 2001?) undated 112-page booklet that came with my reproduction of the Grand Jeu Oracle des Dames--but I found the updated translation in English contains different punctuation from my Julia Orsini booklet. The Edition Dussere booklet has a few more additions to the meanings of the cards and in some cases the descriptions seems to refer to card designs that literally describes cards that suit the Lismon 1880-90. I also have been using Decker and Dummett's History of the Occult Tarot book and Mary K. Greer's Timeline of the Occult Tarot in related threads).
Updates will be periodic, until the 78 meanings are translated/transcribed for educational, historical and comparative reference. As of August 2009, the circa 1850 Julia Orsini text of 78 meanings does not seem to be widely circulated. Hopefully those who consult this freely will appreciate the spirit of this was voluntarily typed so in the spirit of sharing we can learn together.
Each card has one page of meanings. I numbered each paragraph of text. If you have an Editions Dusserre Grand Oracle du Dames and the 112 page booklet translated in English, you will notice the additional text of their translation is not in the text that is translated/transcribed here--I do not know the date of Editions Dusserre translation of the Julia Orsini text.
Best regards and hope you can find this helpful.
Cerulean