WaterSong
hello Fulgor,
I am following this interesting thread also because I have a love for history...
in that aspect Fulgot there is also some historical proof for it...there is proof that the Tarot arrived to Italy some time before that and it became more popular in the 15th century, the famous Visconti tarot, you can see the original in Italy, Milano, if I am not mistaken.
It's not coincidence that it happened in that time frame, the Renaissance...the Church had lost it's very tight grip for a while.
And it's a fact that The Tarot has been around for a long long time in Italy.
Now I would not say it originated in Italy, I don't think that's accurate, there are some theories that trace it back to Egyptians times etc...what most likely happened, like with many things in human history, is that it originated in some place lost in time( ex. Egypt) and then it was taken out and spread through Europe, also with the help of nomad populations as the Gypsies, and also with the slaves the Romans brought back to Rome.
If you look back at the history and evolutions of those specific populations there were uncountable invasions, migrations, contact and fusion with so many other cutures that it get all very muddy.
just my little contribution...
blessings to you
I am following this interesting thread also because I have a love for history...
15th centruy Italy is the defacto origin rule these days
for Tarot cards, with playing cards a hundred years or
so prior to that... yeah right sure, tell me about it!
in that aspect Fulgot there is also some historical proof for it...there is proof that the Tarot arrived to Italy some time before that and it became more popular in the 15th century, the famous Visconti tarot, you can see the original in Italy, Milano, if I am not mistaken.
It's not coincidence that it happened in that time frame, the Renaissance...the Church had lost it's very tight grip for a while.
And it's a fact that The Tarot has been around for a long long time in Italy.
Now I would not say it originated in Italy, I don't think that's accurate, there are some theories that trace it back to Egyptians times etc...what most likely happened, like with many things in human history, is that it originated in some place lost in time( ex. Egypt) and then it was taken out and spread through Europe, also with the help of nomad populations as the Gypsies, and also with the slaves the Romans brought back to Rome.
If you look back at the history and evolutions of those specific populations there were uncountable invasions, migrations, contact and fusion with so many other cutures that it get all very muddy.
just my little contribution...
blessings to you