c.1890 Grand Etteilla Tarot Egyptien Type I
Incomplete 77/78 cards (lacking #47, the three of cups)
Published by B. P. Grimaud, Paris, France, c. 1890
DESCRIPTION:
After the occultist, Etteilla's designs, the Grand Etteilla by Grimaud is considered a Type I style. Etteilla was the pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Alliette. His designs are considered to be one of the first tarots created specifically for cartomancy.
Deck Identifiers:
- Style: Etteilla type I
- Titles: French
- Cards: tax-stamp on Two of Swords
- Colours: chromolithograph
- Borders: single black-line
- Reverses: blue pattern of swirls
- Paper: pasteboard card-stock
- Corners: square (rounded through use)
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CONDITION: Good condition. incomplete 77/78 cards (lacking #47); with signs of wear & soiling from use, age darkenng, some occasional stains & surface scuffing, and worn corners and edges. (see photographs) Card Measurements: 6.3 cm X 11.8 cm |