Tractatus de deificatione sexdecim heroum

by Ross Caldwell

The oldest Tarot deck. Tractatus de deificatione sexdecim heroum is the only known work by Marziano da Sant'Alosio, better known as Marziano da Tortona, secretary to the duke of Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti. It describes the structure and symbolism of a new kind of card game with a new kind of cards. In addition to four suits of number cards headed by a king, the deck has a fifth suit, the deified heroes of the title, which serve as trump cards in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0244181012
• ISBN13: 9780244181017
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.3" x 7.0"