Alex
I've recently acquired a Visconti deck and I was surprised to see that that the sword in the Ace points down. This is the only deck I've seen where such happens.
Conversely, throughout the suit, whenever there's an odd number of swords, one of them, located in the center of the picture, points up. Paired swords always point down.
Also, the two of swords, in most modern decks, have the swords pointing up, making an X. In the Visconti deck, the X is uside down.
My question is, is there any symbolism attached to the upright/down orientation of swords?
My particular perception of a sword upright is that of defiance, being ready for a conquest or fight, whereas a sword pointing down signals for a fight/conquest that has been already won.
But that's my ignorant perception of the situation. Any input?
Thanks in advance
Alex.
Conversely, throughout the suit, whenever there's an odd number of swords, one of them, located in the center of the picture, points up. Paired swords always point down.
Also, the two of swords, in most modern decks, have the swords pointing up, making an X. In the Visconti deck, the X is uside down.
My question is, is there any symbolism attached to the upright/down orientation of swords?
My particular perception of a sword upright is that of defiance, being ready for a conquest or fight, whereas a sword pointing down signals for a fight/conquest that has been already won.
But that's my ignorant perception of the situation. Any input?
Thanks in advance
Alex.