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Author : Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (97 download)
Download or read book A History of Games Played with the Tarot Pack written by Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael A. E. Dummett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956237002
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)
Download or read book A History of Games Played with the Tarot Pack written by Michael A. E. Dummett and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael A. E. Dummett
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN 13 : 9780773464476
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (644 download)
Download or read book A History of Games Played with the Tarot Pack written by Michael A. E. Dummett and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume book gives as comprehensive a history as can be achieved at the present time of a family of card games that originated in the first quarter of the XV century, and is therefore one of the very oldest still practiced. It is the family of games played with the Tarot pack. Contrary to popular belief, the Tarot pack was not invented for fortune-telling or any other occult purpose: that was an accretion dating from the late XVIII century. It was invented to play a new kind of card game: its great contribution was to introduce the idea of trumps into card play. The games spread to France and Switzerland in the early XVI century, and subsequently over almost the whole of Europe. In doing so, it developed a great multiplicity of different forms: the family is far more diverse than any other, while retaining a constant central core. This book will gather material that is widely scattered and very hard to come by, a good deal of it not otherwise accessible in print at all. It will therefore be an indispensable reference work for all who are interested in the history of this game or any particular branch of it. It will also give examples, more instructive than could be given fr
Author : Philebus
Publisher : Jerry Neill Furr
ISBN 13 : 1448609720
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (486 download)
Download or read book Tarocchi written by Philebus and published by Jerry Neill Furr. This book was released on 2009-06-13 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It might surprise you to learn that tarot cards were created for playing card games and not fortune telling. Indeed, contrary to popular myths, there is nothing occult in their origins. The family of tarot games has been played since the 15th century and continues to be played throughout continental Europe to this day. Sadly, English speakers have usually only heard of tarot in the context of magic and divination. This little book sets out to correct that, starting with chapters about the real history of the cards and continuing with the rules to more than 40 games from across Europe. To help you get started many of the terms and conventions have been standardised and Anglicised, and there is a guide on buying cards suitable for modern game play.Tarot includes some of the most sophisticated and challenging card games ever devised - discover what you've been missing and you may never pick up a 52 card pack again.
Author : W. Gurney Benham
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447481755
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Playing Cards written by W. Gurney Benham and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1931, this vintage book explores the history and origins of playing cards from traditional English playing cards to tarot cards and card manufacturers in Britain and Europe. Extensively illustrated and full of interesting information, “Playing Cards” is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of playing cards and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: “Card Games”, “Preface”, “Many Theories About the invention of Playing Cards”, “The Tarot Cards”, “Varieties of the European Four-Suit Pack”, “Earliest References to English Playing Cards”, “Genesis of the English Pack”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on card games.
Author : Ronald Decker
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Wicked Pack of Cards written by Ronald Decker and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 1996-12-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb
Author : Cait Johnson
Publisher : HarperSanFrancisco
ISBN 13 : 9780062509642
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Tarot Games written by Cait Johnson and published by HarperSanFrancisco. This book was released on 1994-08-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, gorgeously illustrated guide to dozens of games--for divination, personal growth, and solitary or communal fun--that can be played with any tarot deck.
Author : Catherine Perry Hargrave
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258461928
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (619 download)
Download or read book A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming written by Catherine Perry Hargrave and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Dummett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Game of Tarot written by Michael Dummett and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1980 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Caitlin Keegan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0451496833
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)
Download or read book Illuminated Tarot written by Caitlin Keegan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Illuminated Tarot folds together the tarot's traditional Major and Minor Arcana into a 53-card deck that can be used for either gameplay or personal reflection.
Author : Insight Editions
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1647225590
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (472 download)
Download or read book Fallout: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook written by Insight Editions and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the iconic, retro-futuristic wasteland guide your tarot practice with this beautifully illustrated deck inspired by the massively popular Fallout franchise. Featuring deluxe custom artwork of iconic figures from the beloved Fallout franchise, this deck is a great way to enjoy the characters and lore of this popular video game. Containing both major and minor arcana, the set also comes with a comprehensive guidebook explaining each card’s meaning, as well as simple spreads for easy readings. Packed in a sturdy, decorative gift box, this compelling tarot deck is perfect for Fallout fans and tarot enthusiasts alike. THEMED DECK: The collectible Fallout Tarot Card Deck and Guidebook features characters and art from throughout the post-apocalyptic universe of the Fallout video game franchise. ORIGINAL ART: Featuring 78 cards and a 128 page booklet with custom Fallout illustrations and never-before-seen artwork. GUIDEBOOK INCLUDED: This unique deck includes a guidebook to help tarot practitioners of all skill levels perform fun and informed readings, complete with card meanings and instructions. PERFECT GIFT: The tarot deck and guidebook are packaged in a deluxe gift box, perfect for gift giving.
Author : Helen Farley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857711822
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book A Cultural History of Tarot written by Helen Farley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enigmatic and richly illustrative tarot deck reveals a host of strange and iconic mages, such as The Tower, The Wheel of Fortune, The Hanged Man and The Fool: over which loom the terrifying figures of Death and The Devil. The 21 numbered playing cards of tarot have always exerted strong fascination, way beyond their original purpose, and the multiple resonances of the deck are ubiquitous. From T S Eliot and his 'wicked pack of cards' in "The Waste Land" to the psychic divination of Solitaire in Ian Fleming's "Live and Let Die"; and from the satanic novels of Dennis Wheatley to the deck's adoption by New Age practitioners, the cards have in modern times become inseparably connected to the occult. They are now viewed as arguably the foremost medium of prophesying and foretelling. Yet, as the author shows, originally the tarot were used as recreational playing cards by the Italian nobility in the Renaissance. It was only much later, in the 18th and 19th centuries, that the deck became associated with esotericism before evolving finally into a diagnostic tool for mind, body and spirit. This is the first book to explore the remarkably varied ways in which tarot has influenced culture. Tracing the changing patterns of the deck's use, from game to mysterious oracular device, Helen Farley examines tarot's emergence in 15th century Milan and discusses its later associations with astrology, kabbalah and the Age of Aquarius.
Author : Timothy B. Husband
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588396088
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book The World in Play written by Timothy B. Husband and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, card playing was widely enjoyed at all levels of society. The playing cards in this engaging volume are unique works of art that illuminate the transition from late medieval to early modern Europe, a period of tumultuous social, artistic, economic, and religious change. Included are the most important luxury decks of hand-painted European playing cards that have survived, as well as a selection of hand-colored woodblock cards, engraved cards, and tarot packs. The casts of characters they illustrate range from royals to commoners. Many feature animals such as falcons and hounds, while other portray such diverse objects as acorns, helmets, or coins. This is the only study of its kind in English and the only one in a generation in any language. The insightful narrative by Timothy B. Husband discusses the significance of playing cards in the secular art of the period and also recounts the varied stories they tell, conjuring the customs and facts of life of the time. Little is known abut the games played with these cards, but as Husband notes: "The playing out of a hand of cards can be seen as a microcosmic reflection of the ever-changing world around us—a world in play—a view that the creators of the cards under discussion here would seem to have shared.
Author : Helen Farley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788314913
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (883 download)
Download or read book A Cultural History of Tarot written by Helen Farley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enigmatic and richly illustrative tarot deck reveals a host of strange and iconic mages, such as The Tower, The Wheel of Fortune, The Hanged Man and The Fool: over which loom the terrifying figures of Death and The Devil. The 21 numbered playing cards of tarot have always exerted strong fascination, way beyond their original purpose, and the multiple resonances of the deck are ubiquitous. From T S Eliot and his 'wicked pack of cards' in "The Waste Land" to the psychic divination of Solitaire in Ian Fleming's "Live and Let Die"; and from the satanic novels of Dennis Wheatley to the deck's adoption by New Age practitioners, the cards have in modern times become inseparably connected to the occult. They are now viewed as arguably the foremost medium of prophesying and foretelling. Yet, as the author shows, originally the tarot were used as recreational playing cards by the Italian nobility in the Renaissance. It was only much later, in the 18th and 19th centuries, that the deck became associated with esotericism before evolving finally into a diagnostic tool for mind, body and spirit. This is the first book to explore the remarkably varied ways in which tarot has influenced culture. Tracing the changing patterns of the deck's use, from game to mysterious oracular device, Helen Farley examines tarot's emergence in 15th century Milan and discusses its later associations with astrology, kabbalah and the Age of Aquarius.
Author : Rosalind Simmons
Publisher : Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1441301089
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (413 download)
Download or read book The Essential Tarot written by Rosalind Simmons and published by Peter Pauper Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Place
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781585423491
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (234 download)
Download or read book The Tarot written by Robert Place and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-03-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tarot is one of the few books that cuts through conventional misperceptions to explore the Tarot deck as it really developed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe-not, as some would suggest, in the far reaches of Egyp-tian antiquity. Mining the Hermetic, alchemical, and Neoplatonic influences behind the evolution of the deck, author Robert M. Place provides a historically grounded and compelling portrait of the Tarot's true origins, without overlooking the deck's mystical dimensions. Indeed, Place uncommonly weds reliable historiography with a practical understanding of the intuitive help and divinatory guidance that the cards can bring. He presents techniques that offer new and valuable ways to read and interpret the cards. Based on a simple three-card spread, Place's approach can be used by either the seasoned practitioner or the new inquirer.
Author : David Parlett
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141916109
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Penguin Book of Card Games written by David Parlett and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-08-07 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.
