Ottone Knight of Swords
Posted: 04 Jun 2013, 17:50
The restoration of the Ottone tarot published as Spanish Tarot by Fournier seems to keep some elements that can be traced back to the Sforza Castle cards. Notice in these cards the two circles in the front of the horse and the rhomboid pattern on the knee of the rider.
Left: Sforza Castle / Right: Ottone (Spanish Tarot)
However;
Noblet
Payen
Conver
The other decks in the Tarot de Marseille tradition, as far as I know, have only one circle in the horse. Could the prototype of the Ottone be a lost and very old pattern? In that case, Fournier or someone with access to the deck should publish photos of the original for the sake of research. I think only five cards have been published in the other big tarot forum.
Left: Sforza Castle / Right: Ottone (Spanish Tarot)
However;
Noblet
Payen
Conver
The other decks in the Tarot de Marseille tradition, as far as I know, have only one circle in the horse. Could the prototype of the Ottone be a lost and very old pattern? In that case, Fournier or someone with access to the deck should publish photos of the original for the sake of research. I think only five cards have been published in the other big tarot forum.