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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.
Tarot card reading is a form of cartomancy ... but was in fact of ancient Egyptian origin, ... did not become well established in the public ...
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.
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 ...
Jean-Baptiste Alliette (Etteilla) at his work table, from the Cours théorique et pratique du livre de Thot (1790).. Etteilla, the pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Alliette (1 March 1738 – 12 December 1791), was the French occultist and tarot-researcher, who was the first to develop an interpretation concept for the tarot cards and made a significant contribution to the esoteric development of the ...
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The Tarot of Marseilles is a standard pattern of Italian-suited tarot pack with 78 cards that was very popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing tarot card games and is still produced today. It was probably created in Milan before spreading to much of France, Switzerland and Northern Italy.