Tarots Marseille de Jean Noblet
Historically researched Marseille-style majors deck reconstructing 17th-century tradition.
by JC Flornoy · Self Published Deck Type: Tarot Deck Cards: 22 Deck Tradition: Marseilles Minor Arcana Style: None Rating: stars out of five Where to · 2001
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The record
Jean-Claude Flornoy is a noted French Tarot historian and "cartier-enlumineur". He studied the only existing "Jean Noblet Tarot" cards, currently being preserved in the French National Library, as part of his work on early Marseille style decks. This re-edited version of the "Jean Noblet Tarot" majors has been painstakingly hand colored, and is one of the most stunning Marseille style decks that I have ever seen. The black lines follow those of the original cards, and the coloring is crystal clear and quite intense. The initials of the engraver (Jean Noblet), as was traditional for his time, can be seen on the front of the Chariot. The cards come in a cream colored, sturdy box, with an illustration of the Sun on the front of the box, and information about the deck on the back. The illustration and text (which is in French) are in a brown/gold color. The accompanying LWB (Little White Book) is in French, but a pamphlet with an English translation accompanies the deck. The LWB clearly was written by a Tarot historian - in depth information on the background of Tarot, its use (both as a game, and as a tool of divination), and the different Marseille traditions. In his commentary on No
The cards
