coredil
Here just for fun and as kind of following thread to the "Tarot Grimaud - guy with the lute on cover" thread
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=112054
here are some scans of the Tarot Nouveau printed by Grimaud during the 20th century.
Grimaud Nouveau 01
The first one is the original first published in 1900.
It is designed inspired from the german Tarot deck printed by Wüst that was popular at this time (too popular for the authorities and that is why Grimaud was asked to create a "french" deck!)
The pictures are on a creamy background and the lamination is very smooth like satin and these are very nice cards to hold in the hands
The pictures have almost not changed since then, beside of adding numbers to the pips in order to make it easier for the card player to see what card they have. One should not forget that Tarot was first of all and still is a card game (OK sorry for all people who do not believe this )
Grimaud Nouveau 02
The second edition one has already the additional numbers but still the creamy background and the smooth satin lamination.
Grimaud Nouveau 03
The third one is newer and is the De Luxe edition that came in a two pieces box (one piece is grey the other is red).
This is already a newer cardstock, with a more plastic lamination.
It has a B.P. Grimaud copyright.
The numbers and letters for the pips have changed and are a little bit bigger but still quite thin.
Grimaud Nouveau 04
The fourth one is a copy with a very nice illustrated cardback.
The numbers and letters are much bigger than before.
I do not have a newer deck but I believe the newest deck that you can buy today should look almost like this one.
Wuest
This is the deck that Grimaud used as "inspiration".
This deck appeared 1865.
This copy is newer but also quite old and with an old cardstock.
(This particular deck has only 54 cards for a particular variation of the game of Tarock)
The following post (due to the 5 scans limit per post) will show further variations of the Tarot nouveau.
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=112054
here are some scans of the Tarot Nouveau printed by Grimaud during the 20th century.
Grimaud Nouveau 01
The first one is the original first published in 1900.
It is designed inspired from the german Tarot deck printed by Wüst that was popular at this time (too popular for the authorities and that is why Grimaud was asked to create a "french" deck!)
The pictures are on a creamy background and the lamination is very smooth like satin and these are very nice cards to hold in the hands
The pictures have almost not changed since then, beside of adding numbers to the pips in order to make it easier for the card player to see what card they have. One should not forget that Tarot was first of all and still is a card game
(OK sorry for all people who do not believe this )Grimaud Nouveau 02
The second edition one has already the additional numbers but still the creamy background and the smooth satin lamination.
Grimaud Nouveau 03
The third one is newer and is the De Luxe edition that came in a two pieces box (one piece is grey the other is red).
This is already a newer cardstock, with a more plastic lamination.
It has a B.P. Grimaud copyright.
The numbers and letters for the pips have changed and are a little bit bigger but still quite thin.
Grimaud Nouveau 04
The fourth one is a copy with a very nice illustrated cardback.
The numbers and letters are much bigger than before.
I do not have a newer deck but I believe the newest deck that you can buy today should look almost like this one.
Wuest
This is the deck that Grimaud used as "inspiration".
This deck appeared 1865.
This copy is newer but also quite old and with an old cardstock.
(This particular deck has only 54 cards for a particular variation of the game of Tarock)
The following post (due to the 5 scans limit per post) will show further variations of the Tarot nouveau.
