Original Etteilla Tarot - Le Jeu de Toth

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Original Etteilla Tarot - Le Jeu de Toth

About

The Original Etteilla Tarot - Le Jeu de Toth is a Divination Tarot deck created by the occultist Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette), the first professional tarot reader, in France around 1791. The deck’s illustrations were created by the famous engraver Pierre-François Basan. This deck is historically important as it is the first to use “Madness” and the number 0 for the Fool Arcana card. It is also the first divination tarot deck to use astrological correspondences on the Major Arcana cards. Etteilla named this deck ‘Le jeu de Thoth’ and traced its origin to ancient Egypt and the temple of Memphis.

This version is believed to be the first edition as it has all the typographical errors of the first printing, including some words not properly oriented for reading upside-down and astrological signs on only one side. It is not a later re-print such as the Pussey edition as it doesn’t have a tax stamp, which were introduced in France around 1813. Additionally, it is not the deluxe version that is rumored to exist. Our deck is complete and in very good condition but doesn’t have its box or manual.

Deck Details

Deck Type: Divination Tarot
Family The family indicates which lineage deck belongs: Grand Etteilla
Country: France
Manufacturing Year: 1791

Deck Style

Suitmark Suitmarks artistic style: Italian Tarot
Cards Pattern Patterns group decks by suitmarks and artistic style used to draw cards: Original Etteilla Tarot
Card back style: pattern
Border Type: plain
Border Type: plain
Card back colors