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The most prominent tarot deck version used in these two countries was the Tarot of Marseilles, of Milanese origin. [ 3 ] While the set of trumps was generally consistent, their order varied by region, perhaps as early as the 1440s.
Using tarot cards as a divination tool didn’t come about until the 1700s when Jean Baptiste-Alliette, known by the pseudonym Etteilla, published one of the first books on tarot being used in ...
Tarot games originated in Italy, and spread to most parts of Europe, notable exceptions being the British Isles, the Iberian peninsula, and the Balkans. [10] The earliest detailed description of rules for a tarot game in any language were published by the Abbé de Marolles in Nevers in 1637.
The Ancient Greek word κολοκάσιον (kolokasion, lit. 'lotus root') is the origin of the Modern Greek word kolokasi (κολοκάσι), the word kolokas in both Greek and Turkish, and qulqas in Arabic. It was borrowed by Latin as colocasia, thus becoming the genus name Colocasia. [7] [8]
The four suits most commonly encountered today (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs) appear to have originated in France circa 1480. [63] 1440s Italy saw the rise of tarot cards and this led to the development of tarot card games such as tarocchini, Königrufen and French tarot.
The Only Tarot Book You'll Ever Need. Avon, MASS: Simon & Schuster. Case, Paul Foster (August 2012) [first published 1920]. An Introduction to the Study of the Tarot. Ancient Wisdom Publications. ISBN 9781936690831. Case, Paul Foster (1947). The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages. New York: Macoy Publishing Company. Christian, Paul (1863).
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The first known example of such cards was ordered by the Duke of Milan around 1420 and included 16 trumps with images of Greek and Roman gods. [6] Thus games played with Tarot cards appeared very early on and spread to most parts of Europe with the notable exceptions of the British Isles, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Balkans. [7]