François Tourcaty card images

Fulgour

François Tourcaty... beginning of 18th century:
"The François Tourcaty deck is very interesting because it bears traces of very mysterious symbols. But many codes are missing. The faces are transfigured, and similar to those of Nicolas Conver, in quite a phenomenal way. Why do the same faces appear on decks that were created a century apart?" Copyright © 1998 CAMOIN
What is known of François Tourcaty, and the cards,
courtesy Philippe Tourrasse aka Camoin seen below?
 

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kenji

I think this specimen should be regarded as a "revolutionary" deck--
in other words, it must have been printed in 1790s (or afterwards).
The titles of "LA PAPESSE" and "L'EMPEREUR" are gone, and the cross on the
top of the Emperer's rod is got rid of.

This kind of "Revolutionary" Tourcaty decks can be seen in BnF and Cary Collection, too.