Tarot History & Development

Research, theories and discussions of the origins, myths, influences and development of Tarot and playing cards.
The Philosopher's Stone
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Pope and Papessa cards first renamed in 1680 in Prague?
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1,779
Birth of Christ´s images/tetramorphos/Tarot
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2,268
Happy New Year
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2,004
When Did Discs/Coins become Pentacles?
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The Ur Deck
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2,307
Natale hilare!
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2,091
Orphic Hymns and Tarot Iconography
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2,513
Henry VIII Knights Templar poser
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2,830
Suit relations
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2,154
mythologically speaking...what does gnosticism have to do with tarot?
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The Imperatori deck, the grandfather of Tarot
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2,596
History of reversals in tarot
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I Ching and the Tarot
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Karnoeffel and the Origin of Tarot
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Old Decks Pictures
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Economic factors & printing techniques in early Tarot
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A look at Tarot as very Ancient, and subject to concerted mis-representation
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Semiotics and the Tarot
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Those Doggone Egyptians
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3,622
Good Deal
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2,147
Tarot in France till 1500 (also playing cards)
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The "Document 1" Painter
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Near Eastern History Article
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2,643
Stained glass windows and tarot
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2,419
Richard the Lionheart?
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2,781
Does anybody know these cards?
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1,966
Music contemporary with early tarot
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Strength as Virgo & Leo
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6,292
Reconstructing the Cary-Yale
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3,215
Tarot Deck Games
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Who's Who in Tarot History: Lo Down with a Twist
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Playing deck and mystery tarot
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2,207
Marseilles being used for Divination originally?
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I seek your understanding of symbolism
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Size of the cards?
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'poppen' cards from 17th C. Amsterdam?
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4,114
The Order of the Majors
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3,760
locating antique tarot cards
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2,277
Spanish & French influence in Northern Italy - meandering notes
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5,331
Help the Project: North Italian Cities
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1,932
French/Swiss historic patterns
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1,955
Early tarot biographies
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2,050
oldest known tarot deck - can anybody tell me?
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21,998
The various levels of historical studies
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Prohibtions, kids and church
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2,219
what Tarot historians might do at the moment
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cult of mithras and tarot?
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3,192
Useful Links for study of old Tarot cards and documents
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2,683
Did Albert Dürer paint a Tarot deck?
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5,349
50-Card Mantegna/Fererra & D'Este
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4,350
Game or Divination?
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Fleur de Lys
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Tarot origins
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Spanish cards from late 1400's
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What is the historical role of the Grand Etteila in reading with minors
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5,282
historical meanings for the Hanged Man
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Charitable Six
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3
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2,529
A foolish thing?
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4,696
An Evil Magician
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4,916
Iconologia in English
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4,949
Christine Payne-Towler
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2,724
European social history
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3,324
"Marriage of Triumphs and Astrology"
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4,088
This post is only good for 6 days.
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Actual Card Production
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Astrological Assignments
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History of the Marseilles decks
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3,350
How were the earliest decks used?
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Origins of the suit symbols
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Link to Nicolas Conver's mold
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Some interesting information pertaining to Tarot
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Questions
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Renaissance Art & Golden Tarot
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4,683
Oldest Tarot Design
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Historical question on decks with and without pips
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Carl Jung&#39s deck?
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