le pendu
Let's take a look at the Valet of Batons.
(As usual, the images are also presented adjacent each other on the ATS site.)
The Jean Dodal and Nicholas Conver are pretty much in agreement on this card, and there are very few differences when comparing other decks.
<-- Dodal | Conver -->
Both images have information, I believe, about their intended destinations on the side of the card. Dodal is for export, Conver is from (or for) France.
The Dodal is untitled. For a deck that tends to use titles fairly freely, I wonder why this is? Perhaps it is because adding the title would have chopped off the feet in the Dodal image? The conver seems to have solved this by raising the right foot so that it is level with the left.
Both Valets seem to be holding a baton with their hands resting on the top. The Dodal is a little less clear.. and might suggest that the baton extended higher above the hand as it does on some other early decks which I shall present shortly.
Both seem to have a Valet with a drape hanging on the right side of his clothing, and perhaps also on the left.
Are there any other aspects to this card that distinguish the decks?
(As usual, the images are also presented adjacent each other on the ATS site.)
The Jean Dodal and Nicholas Conver are pretty much in agreement on this card, and there are very few differences when comparing other decks.
Both images have information, I believe, about their intended destinations on the side of the card. Dodal is for export, Conver is from (or for) France.
The Dodal is untitled. For a deck that tends to use titles fairly freely, I wonder why this is? Perhaps it is because adding the title would have chopped off the feet in the Dodal image? The conver seems to have solved this by raising the right foot so that it is level with the left.
Both Valets seem to be holding a baton with their hands resting on the top. The Dodal is a little less clear.. and might suggest that the baton extended higher above the hand as it does on some other early decks which I shall present shortly.
Both seem to have a Valet with a drape hanging on the right side of his clothing, and perhaps also on the left.
Are there any other aspects to this card that distinguish the decks?