A "treasure" for Tarot de Marseille students -- "SCHWEIZER SPIELKARTEN 2"

A "treasure" for Tarot de Marseille students -- "SCHWEIZER SPIELKARTEN 2"

Hi
Museum zu Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen (Switzerland) published
an exhibition catalogue named "Schweizer Spielkarten 2" last year.
Just read the review of this catalogue in the following PDF file.
http://i-p-c-s.org/journal/33-3.pdf ("Book Reviews" page)

Yes, it's a real treasure for all TdM students-- filled with pictures of
ALL THE TRUMPS & COURT CARDS, and a few pips also, of so many
old decks in FULL COLOURS!! (Some decks lack some cards, though.)

I've uploaded two sample pictures:
Jean Baptiste Madenie (1739)
http://***uoka.cool.ne.jp/hanno/SS2_1.jpg
(The model of CLAUDE BURDEL deck)

Joseph Chafard (1747)
http://***uoka.cool.ne.jp/hanno/SS2_2.jpg
(interestingly, QUITE SIMILAR to Dodal & Payen decks!)

[NOTE: "f", "u" & "k" for three asterisks]

The List Of The Decks

SWISS DECKS:
1. Claude Burdel (Fribourg, 1751)
2. Jacques Burdel (Fribourg, 1804)
3. Alphonse Favre (Fribourg, 1818/after 1850)
4. Rochus II Schaer (Mumliswil, 1783)
5. (Franz) Bernhard I Schaer (Mumliswil, 1784)
6. Jacques Rochias fils (Neuchatel, 1782)
7. Jacques Rochias fils (Neuchatel, 2nd half of18th c.)
8. Joseph Henri Rochias (Neuchatel, 1816)
9. Francois Gassmann (Geneva, around 1840)
10. Jean Isaac Logoz (Geneva, around 1840)
11. Unknown (maybe David I Hurter, Schaffhausen, around 1810)
12. Johannes I Muller (Diessenhofen/Thurgau, around 1840)
13. Johannes II Muller (Schaffhausen, around 1880)

ITALIAN DECKS:
14. "Orfeo" (Lucca?, around 1700) [Minchiate deck]
15. Angelo Dalla Casa = All'Aquila (Bologna, around 1790)
16. Faustino Solesio (Genoa, 1st quarter of 19th c.)
17. Fratelli Solesi (Genoa, 1st half of 19th c.)
18. Giuseppe Sironi (Milan, around 1870)
19. Edoardo Dotti (Milan, around 1870)
20. Giuseppe Versino (Turin, around 1870)

FRENCH DECKS
21. Jean Baptiste Madenie (Angers, 1739)
22. Joseph Chafard (Marseille?, 1747)
23. Nicolas Conver, or Jean Baptiste Camoin (Marseille, 1760, new pr. 19th c.)
24. Jean Baptiste II Benois (Strasbourg, end of 18th c.)
25. Andre Arnoux (Marseille, after 1800)
26. Jean Jerger (Besancon, after 1808)
27. Renault (Besancon, 1830)
28. Bernardin Suzanne (Marseille, 1st half of 19th c.)

29. Johannes Pelagius Meyer (Konstanz, around 1750)
30. Unknown (unknown, around 1800)
31. Hans Buolmann (Unterwalden [Rotzloch], 2nd half of 18th c.)

(no.32 - 54 are Tarock decks with French suits, including "animal tarocks".)

How to Get:

Unfortunately, it seems this catalogue can be found neither at Amazon nor
at Abebooks
As written in the review I mentioned, probably the best possible way is
to get direct contact with Museum Allerheiligen.
(Or some Swiss AT member could help...??)

In my case, I obtained one through the agency of a person in Schaffhausen.
It cost US$50, including p & p.

yeah!!!!! hurray for Kenji! I'd been reading about the Madenié deck - I thought he was in Dijon, but no matter - but all the others! And so many Swiss decks

I look forward to more discovery. It looks like a little trip to Shaffhouse - across the country for me, about 4 hours drive - in in order.

Anybody care to join me?

Hi Kenji! So many wonderful decks, I would just love to see them all -- what a grand excursion it would make, to go visit those decks! Thank you for your very helpful tabulation and lovely scans.

Wow!

Another great Kenji discovery!

I've got to get ahold of this!!!!

Thanks Kenji1

robert

The place Angers for Jean-Baptiste Madenié in "Schweizer Spielkarten 2" only appears in the subscript on plate 21. Perhaps it is a Typo. Thierry Depaulis in his essay in the same book only mentions Dijons.

Very good job, Kenji!!

Now we hope you'll update your blog with these findings!

Thanks for your replies, friends

To Helvetica & Eberhard,
Yes, the Madeniés are from Dijon.
"Angers" should be some mistake.

To Roppo:
Some day
You know, I hope this book will be of some help for me to solve our problem,
"What kind of deck did early Golden Dawn members use?"...

Moderating note:

Kenji may be pleased to note that henceforth his links will not be altered to three stars:

eg:
Posts that have already been altered by the software, however, will continue to show '***' instead of 'fuk' until re-altered by the poster (usually Kenji)