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A Wicked Pack of Cards: The Origins of the Occult Tarot

hardcover – January 1, 1996
by Dummett, Michael
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ISBN-13: 9780312162948 ISBN-10: 0312162944
Publisher
MACMILLAN
Binding
hardcover
Published
January 1, 1996
Weight
1.6 lbs
Dimensions
24.80×3.20×15.90 cm

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A Wicked Pack of Cards: The Origins of the Occult Tarot by Dummett, Michael. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780312162948.

Historians of art and games trace the origins of Tarot cards to Italy in the early 15th century, and follow their gradual transformation from a tool for playing games to a prop for French fortune telling and finally into a mystical occult system. They argue that various figures throughout the centur