Austin Spare and the Ages of Tarot
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Austin Spare and the Ages of Tarot |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
Book Title | Lost Envoy: The Tarot Deck of Austin Osman Spare |
Authors | |
Author | Farley, Helen |
Editors | Allen, Johnathan |
Page Range | 31-42 |
Chapter Number | 1 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Strange Attractor Press |
Place of Publication | London, UK |
ISBN | 9781907222443 |
Web Address (URL) | http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/lost-envoy/ |
Abstract | In spite of the persistent legends linking it with the Ancient Egyptians or bands of wandering Gypsies, tarot had its origins in the decadent Court of Milan in Northern Italy, sometime around the beginning of the fifteenth century. It was an innovative modification of the regular playing card deck that was relatively common throughout Italy, having arrived from Northern Africa most likely through the busy port of Venice. The eccentric Duke Filippo Maria Visconti oversaw the design of the trump cards that would become characteristic of tarot. The modified deck was used in a trick-taking game which functioned as an allegory for life in which both skill and chance played a part. The trump cards of the three extant Visconti tarot decks formed a particular narrative of Visconti history, culminating in the World trump depicting the glory of Milan. |
Keywords | tarot; cultural history; religion is society; austin osman spare |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 500405. Religion, society and culture |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Digital Futures Institute |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3707/austin-spare-and-the-ages-of-tarot
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