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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1,780
Birth of Christ´s images/tetramorphos/Tarot
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2,269
Happy New Year
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3
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2,005
When Did Discs/Coins become Pentacles?
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15
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6,784
The Ur Deck
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6
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2,308
Natale hilare!
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5
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2,091
Orphic Hymns and Tarot Iconography
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2
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2,513
Henry VIII Knights Templar poser
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2,833
Suit relations
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2,155
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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2,596
History of reversals in tarot
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3,622
I Ching and the Tarot
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2,062
Karnoeffel and the Origin of Tarot
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2,675
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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6,089
Those Doggone Egyptians
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3,623
Good Deal
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2,148
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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2,647
Stained glass windows and tarot
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2,419
Richard the Lionheart?
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2,782
Does anybody know these cards?
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1,966
Music contemporary with early tarot
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5,411
Strength as Virgo & Leo
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6,298
Reconstructing the Cary-Yale
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3,217
Tarot Deck Games
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1,851
Who's Who in Tarot History: Lo Down with a Twist
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12
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4,329
Playing deck and mystery tarot
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2,208
Marseilles being used for Divination originally?
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I seek your understanding of symbolism
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Size of the cards?
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2,491
'poppen' cards from 17th C. Amsterdam?
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2
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4,119
The Order of the Majors
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19
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3,761
locating antique tarot cards
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4
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2,278
Spanish & French influence in Northern Italy - meandering notes
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22
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5,333
Help the Project: North Italian Cities
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1,933
French/Swiss historic patterns
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1,957
Early tarot biographies
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2,052
oldest known tarot deck - can anybody tell me?
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22,006
The various levels of historical studies
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3,642
Prohibtions, kids and church
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2,219
what Tarot historians might do at the moment
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2,205
cult of mithras and tarot?
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3,194
Useful Links for study of old Tarot cards and documents
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3
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2,683
Did Albert Dürer paint a Tarot deck?
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5,354
50-Card Mantegna/Fererra & D'Este
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4,352
Game or Divination?
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2,126
Fleur de Lys
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3,960
Tarot origins
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Spanish cards from late 1400's
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3,042
What is the historical role of the Grand Etteila in reading with minors
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5,287
historical meanings for the Hanged Man
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2,958
Charitable Six
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3
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2,532
A foolish thing?
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4,700
An Evil Magician
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4,922
Iconologia in English
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4,952
Christine Payne-Towler
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3
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2,726
European social history
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3,325
"Marriage of Triumphs and Astrology"
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4,092
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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3,352
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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3,252
Some interesting information pertaining to Tarot
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Questions
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4,407
Renaissance Art & Golden Tarot
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4,687
Oldest Tarot Design
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5,750
Historical question on decks with and without pips
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Carl Jung&#39s deck?
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