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This is a card of the famous Cary-Yale deck from the 15th century:
It has been uploaded in Wikipedia, see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hope.jpg . But there it is called "Hope". Now Hope is none of the Tarot cards, and usually this card is identified as the star, see for example http://www.albideuter.de/html/die_viscontis_-_grosse_arkana.html .
Why is the card called hope? What is the relation between hope and the star? And what exactly is pictured? I'm grateful for any information.
It has been uploaded in Wikipedia, see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hope.jpg . But there it is called "Hope". Now Hope is none of the Tarot cards, and usually this card is identified as the star, see for example http://www.albideuter.de/html/die_viscontis_-_grosse_arkana.html .
Why is the card called hope? What is the relation between hope and the star? And what exactly is pictured? I'm grateful for any information.