Tarot History & Development

Research, theories and discussions of the origins, myths, influences and development of Tarot and playing cards.
Tarot & the Moors
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An Odd [Grimaud] Marseille
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Gypsy! Vandenborre! Mystery!
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The origin of Tarot, Kris Hadar, and Occitania
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French newsletter specific of divination and "voyance"
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2,326
Death's Scythe and the Tarot
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Court Card Characters
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huguenots and tarot?
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4,299
De Macrobe et Pythagore
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2,486
18th c book on cartomancy
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History of Reversals
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2,518
Nought & the Ass in Robert Fludd
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2,315
History Channel [USA]: "Playing Cards and The Occult"
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3,815
Holbein Fool [on eBay]
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2,058
The Kings of the 4 Quarters
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3,959
Il Tarrochino di Bologna by Vitali and Zanetti
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5,311
Tarots du Château des Avenières
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3,430
WHY Aren't there more Historical Decks Available?
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13,698
Tarots- History Art Magic by Vitali and Zanetti
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2,374
A French Tarot artist
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Free Hermetic texts from Waite, Crowley and usual suspects
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1,860
does Temperance always have wings?
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Bateleur ("Magician") : presentation of the circle
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Olson-Dissertation 1994 about Tarot
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Diis gentium?
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Back from Italy
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2,167
Ingold's riddle
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5,342
Death with a scythe.
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7,231
The Avignon Papacy
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Historical Background Reading on this Period
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3,733
Musée virtuel des Tarots et des cartes à jouer
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1,948
King Cards in XV Century Decks
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1,821
Genoa - What connections?
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19 October 1701 - 17 March 1703
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15th Century Italy: How confident are you?
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Amoureux (Lover) et "toucher du phallus" (touch of...)
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2,741
Würtemmbergische and Czech playing card resemblance?
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1,941
Rennes le Chateau
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14
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3,941
Phallus et Mat (and the Fool)
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22
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6,359
Fire vs. Air...
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4,166
Tarots Hadar and Conver ?
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2,343
Rough Notes of French Occult Tarots
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1,834
Sola Busca
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14,483
Tarot and Dionysos: history and iconography research
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7,439
French section of Tarot web Museum of Trionfi.com
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1,915
Looking for some more input on John of Rheinfelden
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2,119
Children of the Planets
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Can anyone explain the significance of this (if any)?
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1,960
About Henry d'Allemagne book by Dover Publications
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1,690
Tarot de Nostradamus - accurate Jean Payen?
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10
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6,817
Where can I get a copy of Filipas' "Masquerade"?
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1,766
Tarot cards on vellum
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2,046
oldest cartomantic mention of a "rose" spread?
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4,440
Petrarch - Triumphs English translation!
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2,484
Oswald Wirth Tarot Books in French
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2,221
Tarot in Eastern Europe during King Rudolph II etc
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Horapollo- some thoughts
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10,397
International Exhibit "Tarots - Art and magic" : updated
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8
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1,955
Popes on Trump cards are OK now!
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2,137
Interference between Fortune and World
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2,533
Ouroboros
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8,975
Cardinal Virtues
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Tarocco Bolognese
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10,182
Can anyone identify a Minchiate?
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Maltese cross on Tarot de Marseille Pope's glove
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4,342
The Sun Card and the Chaldean Oracles
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A new Gnostic Source online
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Datation of the Chosson TdM : 1762 or 1672?
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A Spanish Paper Chase.
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Cicognara translations
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Things we can do
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Are you a Flat World Society Member?
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When started woodcut printing?
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Before you can invent playing cards you need medium
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a 5000 years old prehistoric tarot oracle
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Right at the end of Carnival
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Tarot card found in bronze statue
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What Medium?
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Fire and wands (or "suits and elements")
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The Fool in the 5x14 theory
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Why are pip cards called PIPS?
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Pseudo Charles VI Tarocchi
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The Minchiate "hermit" and telesphoros
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Some thoughts on the Mantegna.
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Updating "Origines et histoire du tarot" (1993 -1997
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Tarocchi di Mantegna
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6,466
Two French Sites Updated
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Tarotpedia.com
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Temperance iconography
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The Boiardo Tarocchi Poem: Chapter 2 - Jealousy (Eyes)
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The Boiardo Tarocchi Poem: Chapter 1 (Fear) (Whips)
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Check out your favorite historical pattern...
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1,770
Original, Soprafino from the 1800s
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Is this so? [Cathedrals as observatories]
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How old is the Devil?
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XV & XI questions re Harmonious Tarot, artist Walter Crane
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The Fool - embarassing exposure?
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Cards from Cary-Yale Collection
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Alain Chartier .... anybody? "Dame France"?
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Special thanks to Trionfi.com
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