Jacques Vieville Tarot
An Unfamiliar and Beautiful Belgian Tarot
Monday, March 17th, 2008My online excursion through the Bibliothèque nationale de France not only turned up some interesting woodblocks, I also stumbled across this set of cards which appear to be related to the Belgian Tarot:
The BnF had this description (in French)
cote cliché: RC-C-01562
légende: Cartes à jouer : coupes, points et figures
département: Estampes et photographie
cote du document: […]
Update: Vieville Crowns
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Earlier I mentioned the Crown on the King of Cups, and asked for help in a thread on Aeclectic Tarot to find examples of the crown in the Vieville deck. I was pleased to see some very interesting responses. One of the contributors pointed out that not only does the King of Cups have an […]
The Crown on the King of Cups
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
For a long time I’ve wondered about the crown on the King of Cups in many of the old decks, particularly the Vieville.
How odd it is, with the “wings” coming out the side. Yet, I wonder if it is based on an actual crown? It is extremely detailed for an old woodcut image, including […]
The Jacques Vieville Tarot
Saturday, March 1st, 2008The Tarot of Jacques Vieville is a unique and intriguing deck. It was created in the same time and place as the Jean Noblet Tarot, (Paris, around 1650); but is clearly from a different tradition. As far as I know, there is no other deck like it, yet it has similarities to a wide range […]