That's great Marco - I just noticed you had the exact same thought I did about the meaning of "bagatella"! Am I to take the "ti" of "tienti" as a reflexive suffix of some sort - "hold yourself"? (hence "consider yourself" "you hold yourself to ...

Michael, thank you for your comments. I provide here a literal translation, hoping that it can still be understood by English speaking people :) Love, under whose Empire many deeds go without Time disjoint from Fortune, saw Death on the Chariot, ugly and dark, going between all the people she took a...

A few years ago, a joint effort on ATF produced a translation for this “famous” sonnet by Teofilo Folengo (published in 1527), in which all the trumps are mentioned (and Fame, as a bonus): 1. AMOR, sotto'l cui IMPERO molte imprese 2. van senza TEMPO sciolte da FORTUNA 3. vide MORTE su'l CARRO orrend...

Thank you Ross,
your findings are once again exceptional and thrilling. I am sure a lot will be written about these passages in the next years. Isn't this a revolution?

Marco

Thank you OnePotato. This fresco is exceptional and the other frescos in the castle seem very interesting too. It's a pity that the playing cards fresco has been sold to a private and is now in Rome :( We Italians have never been very smart in managing our historical beauties. About the boat, from g...

Thank you Ross. It seems that Chapitre can ship to Italy, so I could get a copy from them (on Amazon.fr the book is not available and Fnac does not seem to ship outside France). Could you find any information about the author? I guess that the fact that the publisher is the Sorbonne is a sort of gua...

"Entre science et nigromance : Astrologie, divination et magie dans l'Occident médiéval (XIIe-Xve siècle)" by Jean-Patrice Boudet

Does anybody have some information about this book?
I think the title looks very interesting

Marco

She is holding a dove. The banner should say “A bon droit”. The white dove is a symbol of the holy spirit, so it is related both to Bianca Maria (White Mary) and to chastity.

Marco

http://www.tarot.org.il/Cary%20Yale/Chariot%20l.jpg

Does anybody have an opinion on what this card represents?

There is much to discuss about the Bentivoglio Chapel. I have learned of its relevance from Michael J Hurst. In particular, the more "tarot related" items are the two paintings by Lorenzo Costa (on the left side). Some discussion can be found here: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?...