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 Tarot of Dodal detail, angel from Judgement
The Tarot of Marseille
and the French Tradition

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Tarot of Jean Dodal 78 cards,

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The Tarot has always fascinated the casual inquirer and amateur
as much as the seasoned initiate.

Here we deal with both the history and legend of tarot cards, as well as the tarot as game, magic and "journey of the soul". Tarot of Jean Noblet, I The Mountebank, regulating lines

These reflections are centered around the following traditional "Tarot
of Marseille" preserved in the French National Library :

Tarot of Jean Noblet and of Jacques Vieville c.1650,
Tarot of Jean Dodal c.1701, Tarot of Nicolas Conver 1760.

There are only three (plus another of a slightly different tradition) Tarots of Marseille which have come down to us complete and unaltered. It is these which are the foundation and source of all modern tarots. They were produced at a time when traditions were still alive, and it is to them that this site is dedicated.

My principal activity consists in re-editing these few historic, popular Tarots preserved in the French National Library:

Tarot of Jean Noblet, Paris c.1650
Tarot of Jacques Viéville, Paris c.1650
Tarot of Jean Noblet, The Fool Tarot of Jean Noblet, the Fool, restoration by JC Flornoy Tarot of Jacques Vieville, The Star Tarot of Jacques Vieville, The Star, restoration by JC Flornoy


Tarot of Jean Dodal, Lyon c.1701/1715


Tarot of Nicolas Conver, Marseille c.1760

Tarot of Jean Dodal, The Mountebank, original Tarot of Jean Dodal, The Mountebank, restoration by JC Flornoy Tarot of Nicolas Conver, XX Judgement Tarot of Nicolas Conver, XX Judgement, restoration by JC Flornoy

Another aspect of my work is the preparation of exhibitions, conferences and workshops on the Tarot of Marseille and the French tradition.

This tradition, seven centuries old, originates in the knowledge, science and art of the men who built the cathedrals.

All tarots which are not rooted in this tradition (effectively dead by 1730) can be called "fantasy", and just reflect their authors. Personal creations remain creations which are only personal, however erudite or beautiful.

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