Tarot History & Development

Research, theories and discussions of the origins, myths, influences and development of Tarot and playing cards.
The Philosopher's Stone
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Pope and Papessa cards first renamed in 1680 in Prague?
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1,774
Birth of Christ´s images/tetramorphos/Tarot
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2,261
Happy New Year
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2,000
When Did Discs/Coins become Pentacles?
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15
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6,757
The Ur Deck
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6
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2,295
Natale hilare!
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5
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2,088
Orphic Hymns and Tarot Iconography
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2
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2,511
Henry VIII Knights Templar poser
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2,820
Suit relations
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2,149
mythologically speaking...what does gnosticism have to do with tarot?
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The Imperatori deck, the grandfather of Tarot
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2,592
History of reversals in tarot
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I Ching and the Tarot
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2,059
Karnoeffel and the Origin of Tarot
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2,671
Old Decks Pictures
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Economic factors & printing techniques in early Tarot
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A look at Tarot as very Ancient, and subject to concerted mis-representation
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Semiotics and the Tarot
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6,075
Those Doggone Egyptians
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3,614
Good Deal
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2,145
Tarot in France till 1500 (also playing cards)
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The "Document 1" Painter
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Near Eastern History Article
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2,639
Stained glass windows and tarot
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2,416
Richard the Lionheart?
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2,776
Does anybody know these cards?
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1,964
Music contemporary with early tarot
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5,401
Strength as Virgo & Leo
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6,278
Reconstructing the Cary-Yale
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3,209
Tarot Deck Games
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1,848
Who's Who in Tarot History: Lo Down with a Twist
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4,321
Playing deck and mystery tarot
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2,200
Marseilles being used for Divination originally?
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I seek your understanding of symbolism
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3,992
Size of the cards?
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2,486
'poppen' cards from 17th C. Amsterdam?
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4,106
The Order of the Majors
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19
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3,755
locating antique tarot cards
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4
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2,274
Spanish & French influence in Northern Italy - meandering notes
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22
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5,319
Help the Project: North Italian Cities
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1,929
French/Swiss historic patterns
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1,951
Early tarot biographies
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2,048
oldest known tarot deck - can anybody tell me?
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21,969
The various levels of historical studies
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3,635
Prohibtions, kids and church
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2,218
what Tarot historians might do at the moment
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2,199
cult of mithras and tarot?
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3,188
Useful Links for study of old Tarot cards and documents
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2,678
Did Albert Dürer paint a Tarot deck?
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5,330
50-Card Mantegna/Fererra & D'Este
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4,346
Game or Divination?
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Fleur de Lys
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3,950
Tarot origins
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Spanish cards from late 1400's
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3,028
What is the historical role of the Grand Etteila in reading with minors
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5,263
historical meanings for the Hanged Man
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Charitable Six
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3
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2,520
A foolish thing?
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13
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4,682
An Evil Magician
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4,901
Iconologia in English
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3
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4,940
Christine Payne-Towler
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3
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2,714
European social history
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3,317
"Marriage of Triumphs and Astrology"
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4,082
This post is only good for 6 days.
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Actual Card Production
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Astrological Assignments
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History of the Marseilles decks
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How were the earliest decks used?
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Origins of the suit symbols
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Link to Nicolas Conver's mold
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Some interesting information pertaining to Tarot
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Questions
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4,398
Renaissance Art & Golden Tarot
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4,671
Oldest Tarot Design
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Historical question on decks with and without pips
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7,730
Carl Jung&#39s deck?
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