Cartomancer Gallery

The Knight of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck

AGD336586 The Knight of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of 74 (originally 78) cards created for Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti;); Italian, out of copyright

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German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Stork, The Dog, The Tower

KJN336537 German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Stork, The Dog, The Tower, The Garden, published by Dondorf, Frankfurt, 19th Century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); 8.6x5.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: No.17-20 of 36 cards; Symbols for change; flux; movement; travel; life-change; long life; longevity; luck; wealth; prosperity; affluence; happiness; new beginning; positive; money; finances; (The Stork), friendship; trust; faithful; loyal; friends; safety; protection; security (The Dog); strength; will; power; powerful; might; potency; ego; egotistical; ambition; lonely; loneliness; prison; imprisonment (The Tower); idyll; idyllic; tranquil; tranquility; pensivity; contemplation; thought; peace; security; paradise; creativity; positive (The Garden), Marie Anne Lenormand (1772-1843), a French professional fortune-teller during the Napoleonic era. The Lenormand cards, named after her, are still used;); French, out of copyright

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Mlle Mily-Meyer in the role of Mlle Le Normand, 1899 (typogravure)

CHT323074 Mlle Mily-Meyer in the role of Mlle Le Normand, 1899 (typogravure) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mlle LeNormand (1772-1843), known as La devineresse de Napoleon was a celebrated French professional fortune-teller; she predicted that Napoleon would lose his happiness from the moment of his separation from his wife;); French, out of copyright

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