Antici Tarocchi Esoterici Ideati da Etteilla … 1870[ Lo Scarabeo 1996 ]
$275
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Description
Rare Reprint of Idiosyncratic Etteilla Deck from 1870 Issued by Lo Scarabeo in 1996
Alligo, Pietro, art director. Antici Tarocchi Esoterici Ideati da Etteilla e Stampati a Parigi nel 1870. Lo Scarabeo. Turin, Italy. 1996.
Long out of print original reissue of unusual Etteilla derived deck published in Paris in 1870 featuring many unique allegorical illustrations. Etteilla, the pen name of noted French occultist and professional cartomancer Jean-Baptiste Alliette, was one of the first major expositors on card divination, speculating as to the preservation of ancient secrets, notably the Egyptian Book of Thoth, within the Tarot, a theme later expanded upon by Eliphas Levi, Aleister Crowley, Papus and others. Decks inspired by his writings began appearing in Alliette’s own lifetime, consisting of the same number of cards and suits as a standard Tarot deck but with distinct trumps whose imagery and associations draw from sources like classical astrology and perhaps even the Divine Pymander of Hermes Trismegistus. The 1870 Etteilla is believed to be the third variant derived from Alliette’s writings and teachings and was republished for the first time in this edition by Lo Scarabeo in 1996.
78 cards + 18 instruction cards. Deck slightly bowed from past use. Instructional cards 4-6 (English language) labelled 1-3 in pen in lower margin. Instructional card 18 has small stain to left margin. Box worn at corners. Good in good.
If you liked this deck you might also enjoy this scare photo-illustrated palmistry book, The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading.
