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Sometime in the early 1700s François Heri made a "Tarot of Besançon" (TdB) which shows a strong similarity to the Jean Noblet Tarot from around 1650.
The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Volume II, by Stuart Kaplan shows the deck on page 318.
As typical in a TdB, the Popess and Pope have been replaced with Juno and Jupiter. Also typical is the treatment the Devil card with his hairy legs and minions in profile. The Hermit too, differs from typical TdM iconography. As seen in some other decks, the Sun card has two "towers" on either side.
But the fun part is seeing where Heri and Noblet agree and disagree. One strong similarity is the proportion of the cards themselves... shorter and wider than "typical" TdM cards.
On the Fool, the whole cat/dog/whatever is pictured, but unlike the Noblet, the Fool's genitals are not exposed.
The Bateleur has his hand in tact, but is that a wand? And are the angles the same as the Noblet? Notice the ground also is different. Are those buttons on the front of his clothing?
Like the Noblet, the Emperor looks to the right, but notice the back of the chair behind him.
On the Heri, the faces on the shoulder of the Charioteer are clearly defined.
La Mort is titled La Mort.. like the Noblet!
There's a lot to compare and take in, I'm curious as to what you think? What do you see?
Here's a scan of the Heri page:
http://www.tarothistory.com/images/heri.jpg
And here's the Noblet:
http://www.tarot-history.com/Jean-Noblet/jean-noblet-page-3.html
The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Volume II, by Stuart Kaplan shows the deck on page 318.
As typical in a TdB, the Popess and Pope have been replaced with Juno and Jupiter. Also typical is the treatment the Devil card with his hairy legs and minions in profile. The Hermit too, differs from typical TdM iconography. As seen in some other decks, the Sun card has two "towers" on either side.
But the fun part is seeing where Heri and Noblet agree and disagree. One strong similarity is the proportion of the cards themselves... shorter and wider than "typical" TdM cards.
On the Fool, the whole cat/dog/whatever is pictured, but unlike the Noblet, the Fool's genitals are not exposed.
The Bateleur has his hand in tact, but is that a wand? And are the angles the same as the Noblet? Notice the ground also is different. Are those buttons on the front of his clothing?
Like the Noblet, the Emperor looks to the right, but notice the back of the chair behind him.
On the Heri, the faces on the shoulder of the Charioteer are clearly defined.
La Mort is titled La Mort.. like the Noblet!
There's a lot to compare and take in, I'm curious as to what you think? What do you see?
Here's a scan of the Heri page:
http://www.tarothistory.com/images/heri.jpg
And here's the Noblet:
http://www.tarot-history.com/Jean-Noblet/jean-noblet-page-3.html