Author : Bouchot, Henri (1849-1906)
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5 ... jeu+cartes
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A relevant passage contains the Noblet, the Vievil and Tarot de Paris deck. Another mentioned deck is the Alla Torre deck, which is occasionally discussed by Ross. In context of the Tarot de Paris is noted ...
... a copy of something, which stays undefined. Has anybody any idea, what deck this might be?
Further I found a Tarot by Jean Hemau in Epinal.
At ...
http://www.tarot-as-tarocchi.com/la_fab ... secol.html
... I found ...
... a Jean Hemau, mid of 17th century, who made strange and rare playing cards.Gia a meta del XVII secolo, si trovavano dei mazzi decorati sul dorso, in particolar modo quelli pubblicati da Jean Hemau, ad Epinal, ma il fatto è rarissimo.
an auction page:
http://www.sothebys.com/fr/catalogues/e ... 5.html/48/
Information desired about this person, and naturally also about the cards. If there were really Tarot cards from Epinal in mid 17th century, then we would have a contemporary deck to Vievil etc.