Cerulean
Each of the three reproduced patterns from Il Meneghello are similar to a pattern produced by their rivals, the Di Gumppenberg-Lamperti
1. Mark Filpas' extrodinary and beautiful review of Tarocco Italiano (rivals Soprafino):
http://www.spiritone.com/~filipas/Masquerade/Reviews/dotti.html
2. Tarocco Milanese at Andy's Playing Cards (rivals Milanese Tarocco of di Gumppenberg):
My favorite woodcut so far this summer is pictured in the discussion of the "Tarot of Milan"--it's the one with the more orange and green tones (sounds bad, but is rather handsome in reproduction:
http://l-pollett.tripod.com/cards65.htm
3. A comparison by Tom Tadforlittle of the Lombardy and Tarocchino Milanese
patterns...the Engraved Tarocco of Teodoro has some interesting stylistic differences and similarities to the Soprafino by di Gumppenberg.
http://www.tarothermit.com/milanese.htm
4. Maria Stuarda, not listed anywhere but alidastore.com. Rivals the Corona Ferarra of Di Gumppenberg. I was fascinated that this adaptation of the "French Suits" and the choice of different queens -- poor Anne Boelyn was the Queen of Clubs, Catherine of Aragona is the Queen of Spades, Mary Stewart (daughter of Catherine) is the Queen of Diamonds, and "Mary" Elizabeth is the Queen of Hearts! (Elizabeth is the daughter of Anne Boelyn). The date of the deck is 1845...previously Gaetano Donizetti's musical Maria Stuarda was first performed in the La Scala Opera house of Milan in 1835.
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I hope to translate bits and pieces of little sheets that came with the Il Meneghello decks and see what I can find elsewhere. The Dottis were supposedly on a neighboring or corresponding street to the Di Gumppenbergs from the notes that I'm looking at now.
I opened this thread and add to it in hopes of any discussion of the Dotti tarots...thanks for looking!
Cerulean
1. Mark Filpas' extrodinary and beautiful review of Tarocco Italiano (rivals Soprafino):
http://www.spiritone.com/~filipas/Masquerade/Reviews/dotti.html
2. Tarocco Milanese at Andy's Playing Cards (rivals Milanese Tarocco of di Gumppenberg):
My favorite woodcut so far this summer is pictured in the discussion of the "Tarot of Milan"--it's the one with the more orange and green tones (sounds bad, but is rather handsome in reproduction:
http://l-pollett.tripod.com/cards65.htm
3. A comparison by Tom Tadforlittle of the Lombardy and Tarocchino Milanese
patterns...the Engraved Tarocco of Teodoro has some interesting stylistic differences and similarities to the Soprafino by di Gumppenberg.
http://www.tarothermit.com/milanese.htm
4. Maria Stuarda, not listed anywhere but alidastore.com. Rivals the Corona Ferarra of Di Gumppenberg. I was fascinated that this adaptation of the "French Suits" and the choice of different queens -- poor Anne Boelyn was the Queen of Clubs, Catherine of Aragona is the Queen of Spades, Mary Stewart (daughter of Catherine) is the Queen of Diamonds, and "Mary" Elizabeth is the Queen of Hearts! (Elizabeth is the daughter of Anne Boelyn). The date of the deck is 1845...previously Gaetano Donizetti's musical Maria Stuarda was first performed in the La Scala Opera house of Milan in 1835.
(placeholder).
I hope to translate bits and pieces of little sheets that came with the Il Meneghello decks and see what I can find elsewhere. The Dottis were supposedly on a neighboring or corresponding street to the Di Gumppenbergs from the notes that I'm looking at now.
I opened this thread and add to it in hopes of any discussion of the Dotti tarots...thanks for looking!
Cerulean
