I still favour the solution I found and OnePotato so briliantly illustrated - but to my dismay, just looking now, those illustrations are gone. The gist of it is that Sellon's name was removed, and Chosson put in its place. The issue of what happened to the rest of the "6", if it was a 6, ...

Well I think that someone must shoot first,so here you have it: http://forum.tarothistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=127 -Filling my Savinelli Autograph with plenty Syrian Latakia... Eugim, please calm down. By the way, I LOVE Latakia. It is only a small ingredient in the tobaccos I can buy here....

Ah, I see now. Pp. 137-138 He says the pack comes from the beginning of the 19th century, and has handwritten divinatory meanings on the cards, like "Illness" for the Bateleur. They are unique attributions, which seem to be influenced by an Etteilla-like meaning scheme, but do not agree wi...

I have Thierry's catalogue. Where does he say this?

I'm just flipping through it now.

Ross

Why can't I ask those three? No matter... if the first one were answered, I'd have a pretty good idea of the other two. I'd ask "What is the original story?" The overarching story is salvation, but what about the detailed order, that made those particular choices necessary? Here's another ...

The earliest surviving Tarot Wheels of Fortune *do* have four figures - Brambilla, Visconti-Sforza. They also show "Fortuna" herself in the middle. Having her outside turing it would be hard to do in the long and thin format of a card. All of the earliest surviving printed cards also show ...

Darn it- the Tapestry replica by Jacquet d'Arras of the fresco was at the Palazzo Pubblico and I gave it only a cursory look. I cannot find a picture of it on the web. I guess I would see what the missing bit is from the replica- it was done approximately 80 years later than the fresco- and I think...

Hi Lorredan, Hi Ross! Yes there seems to be two players and one watching. What interested me was that this whatever occupation was, it was intentionally removed- so I do not think it chess or backgammon. I thought dice was played against a wall or board? I found the whole fresco fascinating- I wonde...

perhaps they were rolling dice or concentrating on chess or another board game?

I have the Il Meneghello version, bought in Bologna. The quality is very high (of course), but they are uncoloured (you have to learn to write ENGLISH-English now, Robert!), so I think I will have to get the Dal Negro as well. The colouring adds a lot of life to the pictures. Is it the most beautifu...