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Visconti A Tarot Deck Fragment
(aka Cary-Yale Tarot Deck or Visconti di Madrone Tarot Deck) One of the earliest Tarot Decks, the Cary Yale Visconti Deck is entirely gilded, with fine paintings upon it. Like the other Visconti decks, it features numerous heraldic devices. Unlike the other Visconti decks, it features a maid and a lady among the court cards.
Traditionally said to have been commissioned by Fillipo Maria Visconti for the 1441 marriage of Bianca Maria Visconti to Francesco Sforza I.
Italy, c. 1441.
Partial success. Great loss of money at last moment.
A young man in business who has relations with the Querent; a dark girl.
The Querent will be compromised in a matter of money-lending.
Invitations. A love affair. Pleasure for the beloved. A love affair in the family.
A dark Girl, Beauty, Candour, Chastity, Innocence, Modesty
Flattery, Usury, Hypocrisy, Shifty.
Love passages
blighted affections.
what you dream on the night between Friday and Saturday, will come out true. If you do the contrary to that which some one whispers in your ear, you will have good luck. This card also signifies the prosperous course of any business undertaking; a bountiful harvest, and a fruitful marriage.