c.1860 Épinal Tarot (78/78 cards)
Published by Pellerin & Cie., Épinal, Vosges, France, c.1860
Engraved by François Georgin (1801-1863)
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Deck: Épinal Tarot/ Tarot d'Épinal
Description: Designed after the Besancon school, with Juno and Jupiter replacing the Catholic Popess & Pope, as well as several other curious differences, including Le Bateleur being named Escomoteur. The woodcuts were produced by the famed engraver, François Georgin (1801-1863) and the deck was published by Pellerin & Cie. for over forty years.
"The Épinal tarot cards are believed to have been first published in 1830 by the art printers Pellerin & Cie, who were established in the Vosges district of France since 1796 ... The cards were in production until the 1870s." [Rod Starling 2013 (2022), WOPC].
Deck Identifiers:
· Style: Épinal (Tarot de Marseille/Tarot de Besançon variation)
· Titles: French
· Borders: single black line
· Versos/Backs: red wavy pattern
· Paper: pasteboard card-stock
Corners: square (rounded through use)
Style Identifiers:
· Retains general features of TdM
· Uses Besançon style for Arcana II and V, Juno and Jupiter
· The Magician is "Escamoteur" (The Conjurer)
· The Hermit is "Le Capucin" (The Monk)
· Justice card with mirror and snake next to a book and stone engraving of laws
· Empress and Emperor card are unnumbered
·Death card is numbered, and untitled
CONDITION: Good condition. Complete 78/78 cards; signs of wear from use, bumped corners & rubbed edges; some surface scuffing; occasional minor stains and patina; musty odour. (see photographs)
Card Measurements: 6.5 cm X 11.8 cm