A Wicked Pack of Cards: The Origins of the Occult Tarot

Historians of art and games trace the origins of Tarot cards to Italy in the early 15th century, and follow their gradual transformation from a tool for playing games to a prop for French fortune telling and finally into a mystical occult system. They argue that various figures throughout the centur

• Author
• Ronald Decker, Michael Dummett, Thierry Depaulis

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 308

• Publisher
• St. Martin's Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-312-16294-8

• EAN
• 9780312162948

• Genres
• tarot, esoterica, occult

• Release date
• 1997