Arnoult Lequart Tarot de Besançon
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[edit] Description
78 cards. La Papesse & Le Pape have been replaced by Junon & Jupiter as is typical for a Besançon kind of deck. There is also an edition of this Lequart deck with La Papesse and Le Pape. It is possible that this edition was used by Paul Marteau to create the Tarot de Marseille he made for the Grimaud house.
- Back: mottled, Brown.
- Dimensions: 119 x 62 mm.
- Courts cards: single figure with 'LEQUART PARIS' mention.
- Pip cards: fleurs-de-lis on the '4 de deniers'; 1748 / Arnoult on the '2 de deniers'; fleurs-de-lis on the '2 de coupes'
- Taxation: Blue stamp on the '2 de batons'.
[edit] Creator(s)
Alphonse Arnoult or Antoine Lefer?
[edit] Publishing details
Published by Lequart Paris. There is no ISBN for this deck since it's from the 19 century.
[edit] Date of Publication
Printed at the end of the 19th century.
[edit] Publisher
Lequart, Paris.
[edit] Deck creation and/or publication process
Process: Lithography, stencil coloration.
[edit] Reviews
To be added
[edit] Online Deck Images - links
- Beinecke Library Collection: 5 cards and the back from the Beinecke Library Collection .
