1898 Arnoult Tarot de BesançonComplete 77/78 cards (no box & no booklet),
A free optional replacement Tower/Maison Dieu card is available to complete the deck; see photos below.
Published by B. P. Grimaud, Paris, France c.1900
Card Measurements: 6.2 cm X 11.8 cm (3.6 cm stack height)
DESCRIPTION:
Deck Identifiers:
· Style: Besançon
· Titles: French
· Cards: "Arnoult 1748" on Two of Coins; "12 Avril 1890" tax-stamp on Ace of Coins; "BP Grimaud Paris" printed on the side of some cards
· Colours: yellow, orange, red, brown-red, blue, green, grey, & a peach-flesh tone
· Borders: single black-line
· Reverses: solid brown-burgundy with an orangey hue
· Paper: pasteboard cardstock (thinner than other older editions)
· Corners: rounded
CONDITION: Good to very good condition, incomplete with 77 of 78 cards, missing Major Arcana#16 Le Maison Dieu (The Tower). Torn top left corner Page of Wands. No other blemishes except for Hebrew letters hand-written in black ink beside roman numerals on all major arcana. Very slight signs of patina. |