{"product_id":"lombardy-tarot-a-complete-set-of-19th-century-handcoloured-italian-tarot-cards","title":"LOMBARDY TAROT A complete set of 19th century Handcoloured Italian Tarot Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complete set of seventy eight handpainted tarot cards, with wraparound paper edges, each measuring 10.8 x 5.5cm, containing four suits of four single-figure court cards, ten pip cards, twenty one single-figure trump cards and The Fool; printed in blue to one side with the publisher’s imprint and an image of a gentleman and maid; to the other, the woodblock suits have been stencilled in blue, green, pink and orange; some wear and darkening to cards, which have clearly been used, with corners occasionally creased or nicked, and a slight curl overall to the deck; still very good survivals; now housed in a modern carved wooden box with red velvet inlay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn impressive and rather beautiful example of this tarot deck in the ‘Early Piemontese’ style. The distinctive and instantly-recognisable cards include ‘Le Stelle’ (the star), pouring water from her jug into a pool (representing the subconscious); ‘La Torre’ (the tower), with the crumbling structure and falling figures representing sudden upheaval or change); ‘L’Appeso’ (the hanged man), showing an upside-down figure; ‘Il Sole’ and ‘La Luna’ (the sun and the moon); ‘La Morte’ and ‘Il Diavolo’ (death and the devil). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present example is influenced by the Tarot de Marseille, a standardised pattern of seventy eight cards which was popular in France throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Still used today, this was the pack which led to the occult use of tarot cards, although today dedicated decks are produced solely for this purpose. Contained are fifty-six cards in the four standard suits - Swords, Cups, Coins and Batons - which each have ten pip cards and four face cards, alongside twenty two tarot cards.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by Bordoni, the two of cups is here printed ‘Fabrica di Milano’, and the ace of coins carries the Bordoni imprint alongside an Italian tax stamp, priced 50 centesimi, which was valid between 1880 and 1890. The strengthened ‘turnover’ edges were also highly popular around this time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete sets are rare in commerce, particularly in this condition.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e1800285\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57583707455812,"sku":"1800285","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/1800285.jpg?v=1792944420","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/lombardy-tarot-a-complete-set-of-19th-century-handcoloured-italian-tarot-cards","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}