Aunty Anthea
Good answer, Richard. I always thought the design of the trumps was somehow a political and religious commentary of the times...figures that meant something to their world views, and used as game pieces but only in the sense that Kings or Bishops (e.g.) are used in chess - in fact, the whole deck rather reminds me of an amped up chess game, with the minors being pawns.
It may even be the world's first attempt at the game "Civilization" or Panzerblitz...
I never looked at it that way before but it does make sense
The minors/pawns were viewed as cannon fodder and therefore not worth any elaborate design