[ I think it's time to go back to the Sforza Castle and the Dodal and let's take a look at the two of them together again. http://www.tarothistory.com/compare/images/worldcomparedodalsforza.jpg And now let's add back in the Vieville Noblet and Chosson: http://www.tarothistory.com/compare/images/wor...

LA MORT SAID: Personally I believe that crossbar in Dodal it is being covered by the numeration, since the branch of the stick to the right of the cord is shown and the fork of the right also is seen, for my the titles and numbers of this deck were recorded possibly later, not thus in the case of Co...

YLM[/quote] The Chafard is pretty much a cousin of the Dodal/Payen type isn't it? http://fukuoka.cool.ne.jp/hanno/SS2_2.jpg If anything though.. it shows that the Tarot de Marseille I was still travelling around.[/quote] Hello Robert, This two decks with different Tarot de Marseille styles were livi...

I'm under the impression that if a cardmaker wanted to make changes to the woodblock, they would cut out the offending area and glue a replacement into the place. If true, one possibility is that "Dodal" started off with a woodblock without titles and numbers, and then cut out areas of th...

Hello all crew, Well, for me the main thing after all is that : Pierre Madenié dated 1709 "François Chosson" deck date between 1709 and 1760 Nicolas Conver dated 1760 Knowing that cardmakers sometimes took opportunity to buy woodblocks (and other materials) from other workshop whose owner ...

Mon cherie Ami.... Agreed with you all. But,tell me.... If Dodal cut off the images of the cards as a somewhat Chainsaw Madman,to fit numbers and titles. *Why my dear friend Yves,the skull of the skeleton surpassed the number bar and the schyte is cut off ????? -Was not as Dear Robert said that the...

Hello Amigo, For me a card is made of: A full designed caracter or many. And this point is very important. His name if necessary His number if necessary. Even 13 is named La Mort Le Pendu is named ... le pendu. With V in place of U regarding his period of creation (Cardmaker period) Le Mat is named ...

Yves: I asked you a question but may be you did not see it... * Yves: The perimeter and the bar of number and name of each card are not engraved in the mould ? And now another: The names and numbers of each cards are not also ? Hello Eugim/Miguel, Go on Camoin Web site and as me you will see moulds...

Yves, Sigh. More riddles. Yves, you better hire us all a big limo when that museum opens and we finally get to see all of these treasures you've been stashing away! :D PS: Heri is peanuts but we all got what we deserves. The Heri is peanuts? Great! Then you won't mind sending me scans of the images...

Of course,but in this case why the halo of the eagle at S.C. card is cut off ? See my note to Ross above. :D Even if not, I would say that the Sforza Castle World would be a copy of an image where it was. I simply can't believe it could go the other way around, where the maker of the Sforza Castle ...