Rusty Neon
the mystery of the 4 of Coins - Grimaud Tarot de Marseille
Does anyone know the reason for the Great Switch? Copyright protection reasons perhaps?
TIMELINE
1760: The 4 of Coins of the Conver Tarot de Marseille (TdM) has the three fleurs-de-lys (lilies).
1930: Paul Marteau/original Grimaud deck's 4 of Coins has the three fleurs-de-lys. (For example, see the Éditions Dusserre photoreproduction of the 1930 Marteau/Grimaud deck.)
1949: Paul Marteau's book, first published circa 1949, describes the Marteau deck's 4 of Coins as having the three fleurs-de-lys.
Somewhere between 1949 and 1977: Éditions Grimaud replaces the 4 of Coins with the three fleurs-de-lys with the 4 of Coins with the tulip. I'm pretty sure about this because the text of my 1977 copyright edition of Marteau's book describes the 4 of Coins as having the three fleurs-de-lys, whereas the accompanying full-size colour illustration of the 4 of Coins in the book is the one with the tulip.
modern day (My Grimaud deck was purchased in 2002): Grimaud deck has the 4 of Coins with the tulip.
By the way, the present-day TdM deck published by Fournier in Spain, a close clone (apart from colours) of the modern-day Grimaud, also has the 4 of Coins with the tulip.
Does anyone know the reason for the Great Switch? Copyright protection reasons perhaps?
TIMELINE
1760: The 4 of Coins of the Conver Tarot de Marseille (TdM) has the three fleurs-de-lys (lilies).
1930: Paul Marteau/original Grimaud deck's 4 of Coins has the three fleurs-de-lys. (For example, see the Éditions Dusserre photoreproduction of the 1930 Marteau/Grimaud deck.)
1949: Paul Marteau's book, first published circa 1949, describes the Marteau deck's 4 of Coins as having the three fleurs-de-lys.
Somewhere between 1949 and 1977: Éditions Grimaud replaces the 4 of Coins with the three fleurs-de-lys with the 4 of Coins with the tulip. I'm pretty sure about this because the text of my 1977 copyright edition of Marteau's book describes the 4 of Coins as having the three fleurs-de-lys, whereas the accompanying full-size colour illustration of the 4 of Coins in the book is the one with the tulip.
modern day (My Grimaud deck was purchased in 2002): Grimaud deck has the 4 of Coins with the tulip.
By the way, the present-day TdM deck published by Fournier in Spain, a close clone (apart from colours) of the modern-day Grimaud, also has the 4 of Coins with the tulip.