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Visconti-Sforza Pierpont Morgan Tarocchi Deck

The Pierpont Morgan-Bergamo is the most nearly complete of the existing Visconti-Sforza tarocchi decks of the 15th century. Seventy-four cards from this deck have survived. They are currently located in the Pierpont Morgan Library, NY (35 cards), the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, Italy (26 cards) and the Colleoni family, Bergamo (13 cards). In the 17th century the cards belonged to Canon Ambivero. They were passed to the Donali family, and then to Count Alessandro Colleoni of Bergamo. At one point Count Colleoni was persuaded by his friend Count Francesco Baglioni to trade 26 cards for some art objects. He later regretted the trade, but was never able to secure the return of his cards. They were bequeathed to the Accademia Carrera in 1900 upon the death of Count Baglioni. Four cards are missing from the original deck: the Devil, Tower, Three of Swords and Knight of Coins. These four cards have been recreated to make a complete deck of 78 for this facsimile reproduction from U. S. Games. The cards are larger than usual, and there are no numbers or titles on them.

Number of Cards Size Copyright Order Code Deck Price
78
22 major/56 minor 3 5/8" X 7" 1975, 1984 0-913866-06-7 $40.00 (US)
How to Order
[picture of back design]

Back Design: See right

Language of Card Titles: untitled

Style of Suit Cards (2-10): suit symbols

Also Included: instruction booklet, 4 blank cards, 2 promotional cards

Major Arcana:
Fool, Magician, Popess, Empress, Emperor, Pope,
Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice,
Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Falling Tower, Star, Moon,
Sun, Judgment, World

Suit Names: Staves (Wands), Cups, Swords, Coins (Pentacles)

Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Page

Links to Other Sites:

SAMPLE CARD IMAGES:

[picture of Queen of Swords] [picture of Ace of Wands] [picture of Seven of Coins]

Text based on U. S. Games Catalog #49 and The Encyclopedia of Tarot: Volume 1 by Stuart Kaplan, pgs. 35, 36, 60-86 and 285.

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