Tudor England Tarot Deck
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 20 Jan 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| clkingjr |
20 Jan 2004 |
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I have been looking for a tarot deck of Tudor England. I have seen many with the "Tudor Rose", but none actually based on Tudor England. Do you have any idea where I could locate such a deck? Any help or guidance you can provide will be appreciated.
My thanks to all who have responded so far.
I would also entertain the possibility of a custom made deck if there is anyone capable of such a task.
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| Rusty Neon |
20 Jan 2004 |
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The Old English deck (mentioned above) may suit your needs if you're looking for something older English in feel.
Another angle is historicity. The Tudor period runs from 1485 to 1603, coinciding approximating with the beginnings of tarot in the Italian states. During the Tudor period, England didn't have its own tarot traditon, so any decks that would be in England would be decks brought back to England from the Continent. The Visconti deck from the Italian states dates circa 1445. The Tarot de Marseille probably had a precursor in Italy, and such precursors are reputed to have even preceded the Visconti deck. So a photoreproduction of a historical Visconti deck or of a historical Tarot de Marseille would be a good bet for a tarot deck that would be in the hands of the upper class in England during the Tudor period.
Caveat: Not everyone on this list may agree with this brief history summary of tarot.
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