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Jean-Baptiste Alliette (Etteilla) at his work table, from the Cours théorique et pratique du livre de Thot (1790).. Etteilla, the pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Alliette (1 March 1738 – 12 December 1791), was the French occultist and tarot-researcher, who was the first to develop an interpretation concept for the tarot cards and made a significant contribution to the esoteric development of the ...
The Fortune Teller, by Enrique Simonet (1899; canvas; Museo de Málaga), depicting a palm reading Pagtatawas by reading melted alum pallomancy : by pendulums (Greek pallein , ' to sway ' + manteía , ' prophecy ' )
In 1973, the French Tarot Federation (Fédération Française de Tarot) was formed and, by the late 20th century, Tarot had become the second-most popular card game in France, only trailing Belote. [7] Part of the reason why French Tarot persisted is the fact that the rules have been very consistent wherever the game is played. [9]
The Sydney 'Star Camera' used in the Carte du Ciel project, original publication, 1892. The Carte du Ciel (French pronunciation: [kaʁt dy sjɛl]; literally, 'Map of the Sky') and the Astrographic Catalogue (or Astrographic Chart) were two distinct but connected components of a massive international astronomical project, initiated in the late 19th century, to catalogue and map the positions of ...
Jeu de cartes (also known in English as A Card Game, [1] Game of Cards, [2] or Card Party) [3] is a ballet in "three deals" by Igor Stravinsky based on a libretto he co-wrote with Nikita Malayev, a friend of his eldest son Théodore. [4]