Major Tom's Tarot of Marseilles
Modern Marseilles-style deck true to French tarot iconography.
creator unknown · 2003
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The record
Major Tom Schick's inspiration for his modern Marseilles cards was the historical French style of cards, known in English as the Tarot of Marseilles and dating back to the early eighteenth century. His concept was the remain as true to the Marseilles iconography as possible, while translating their dress from the medieval European style to what they could be wearing today - and making it more relevant and accessible to a modern audience. Tom studied several of the many Marseilles variations available; primarily the Dussere Dodal, but also Kris Hadar's Le Veritable Tarot de Marseille, the US Games/Carta Mundi version of the Tarot de Marseille, the Conver published by Heron, the Fournier-published Le Tarot de Marseille, and original images available in libraries online. His cards stick as closely to traditional titles as possible, while being predominantly in English, instead of French. The suits are Batons, Cups, Coins and Swords; the courts are King, Queen, Cavalier and Valet. The trumps, in order, are: Fool (unnumbered) The Conjuror (I) The Papess (II) The Empress (III) The Emperor (IIII) The Pope (V) The Lover (VI) The Chariot (VII) Justice (VIII) The Hermit (VIIII) The Wheel of
The cards
