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"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 tarot cards to a wide audience (from 1783), and therefore the ...
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Apr 10, 2024 · Jean-Baptiste Alliette (Etteilla is his last name spelled backward) was born in 1738 to a family of Parisian grocers and caterers. As a teenager, he learned to tell fortunes with playing cards; and in 1757 he began studying tarot with some elderly Italian card readers.
The Etteilla deck was the magnum opus of Jean-Baptiste Alliette, who took on the nom de plume Etteilla (he spelled his name backwards). He is regarded as the first official tarot reader in history, and much has been written on him (links to various articles appear at the bottom of this page).
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Oct 20, 2022 · Engraved by Pierre-François Basan, the luxury edition of Etteilla’s tarot deck contained seventy-eight brush-colored cards and included a specially designed carrying case. Even in its cheaper, uncolored iteration, this deck was radically different from the many Tarot de Marseilles permutations that had appeared over the previous centuries.
Mar 21, 2022 · Tarot historians designate three major iterations of the Etteilla: the Grand Etteilla I, which would be Etteilla’s own pack and its direct descendants, circa 1791; the Grand Etteilla II published as the grand livre de Thot under Julia Orsini, believed to be a pseudonym for the publisher, circa 1838; and the Grand Etteilla III published as the ...
Etteilla's Method. The Major Arcana—The Minor Arcana—General rules—The second deal—The third deal or great figure—The fourth deal. THE Tarot pack is divided into two parts, called the major and minor arcana, the first consisting of twenty-two cards and the latter of fifty-six, which are again divided into four suits.
Etteilla type I, original named Grand Etteilla ou Tarot Egyptiens (Grand Etteilla or Tarot Egyptians) published by Grimaud, include the original deck from 1788 and a reprint by one of Etteilla’s students in 1804. This pattern is the most popular in the market from 20th century, and is still produced today.
Oct 21, 2022 · Etteilla’s tarot deck consisted of seventy-eight brush colored cards engraved by Pierre-François Basan, along with a special carrying case. “This deck was radically different from the many Tarot de Marseilles permutations that had appeared over the previous centuries,” Dann explains.
