Rosanne
Diastasis: seperation of bones without fracture 
http://trionfi.com/0/f/x/
This is the trionfi page that explains the 5X14 theory. I quite like it's neatness and I understand some of the 'fors and againsts' debate.
I spend a lot of time just looking at the images of cards and trying to decipher what is been said. I have spent a lot of time staring at the Visconti cards, but mostly at the PMB deck.
From a visual point of view only, I can see merit in thinking that the deck may have been 14 trumps- a little differently than the trionfi page has described- but I thought I would post what I see. I have taken in to consideration that the cards were not named or numbered.
Remember this is visually only!
The People cards
These cards I call The 'Big' People. They fill the card not leaving much background room. They are larger than life if you will.They are stylistically a set- excepting the Emperor is the only one without Gloves.They all have headdresses on and have symbols of office. It is their stature that groups them, as well as that they stand sole.These are the Noun cards.
La Papesse
L'Imperatrice
L'Emperor
Le Pape
L'Ermite
The Destiny Cards
These cards are not 'sole' people cards and they are visually smaller. Even though there are more figures in them there is more background as well. I call them the 'Little' people cards. There seems to be a definite decision to scale them differently to the Big people cards. These are the Adjective cards.
Les Amants
Le Char
La Justice
La roue de Fortune
Le Judgement
That leaves the last four cards, which are the Adversary cards. Now on trionfi it says three adversary and one salvation- but I reckon stylistically you have four adversary cards and no salvation till you get judged
These four cards I call the 'Skinny Ones'. They are sole like the people cards but each is indicating his adversary skill or weapon with actions of his hands. As a group they are different in body shape to the other two sets and stand apart visually. They are the Verb cards.
Le bateleur
Le Fou
Le Pendu
La Mort.
The six cards painted by another artist are stylistically very different and I find it hard to believe they might be replacements for loss as these cards are treasures- I can't imagine someone spilling their wine on them. Also these last four so called Bembo cards- all have the cliff edge and three have the blue hills/waves and they all look leftwards- sinister lot they are and that includes Mr Commerce with his wheeling and dealing and loaning of money.
When you play cards you need to be able to group ideas together- so the art can do that, without too much effort.
I hope you enjoy this wee thought in looking at an idea only from a visual point of view.
~Rosanne
http://trionfi.com/0/f/x/
This is the trionfi page that explains the 5X14 theory. I quite like it's neatness and I understand some of the 'fors and againsts' debate.
I spend a lot of time just looking at the images of cards and trying to decipher what is been said. I have spent a lot of time staring at the Visconti cards, but mostly at the PMB deck.
From a visual point of view only, I can see merit in thinking that the deck may have been 14 trumps- a little differently than the trionfi page has described- but I thought I would post what I see. I have taken in to consideration that the cards were not named or numbered.
Remember this is visually only!
The People cards
These cards I call The 'Big' People. They fill the card not leaving much background room. They are larger than life if you will.They are stylistically a set- excepting the Emperor is the only one without Gloves.They all have headdresses on and have symbols of office. It is their stature that groups them, as well as that they stand sole.These are the Noun cards.
La Papesse
L'Imperatrice
L'Emperor
Le Pape
L'Ermite
The Destiny Cards
These cards are not 'sole' people cards and they are visually smaller. Even though there are more figures in them there is more background as well. I call them the 'Little' people cards. There seems to be a definite decision to scale them differently to the Big people cards. These are the Adjective cards.
Les Amants
Le Char
La Justice
La roue de Fortune
Le Judgement
That leaves the last four cards, which are the Adversary cards. Now on trionfi it says three adversary and one salvation- but I reckon stylistically you have four adversary cards and no salvation till you get judged
These four cards I call the 'Skinny Ones'. They are sole like the people cards but each is indicating his adversary skill or weapon with actions of his hands. As a group they are different in body shape to the other two sets and stand apart visually. They are the Verb cards.Le bateleur
Le Fou
Le Pendu
La Mort.
The six cards painted by another artist are stylistically very different and I find it hard to believe they might be replacements for loss as these cards are treasures- I can't imagine someone spilling their wine on them. Also these last four so called Bembo cards- all have the cliff edge and three have the blue hills/waves and they all look leftwards- sinister lot they are and that includes Mr Commerce with his wheeling and dealing and loaning of money.
When you play cards you need to be able to group ideas together- so the art can do that, without too much effort.
I hope you enjoy this wee thought in looking at an idea only from a visual point of view.
~Rosanne
