Tarot de Marseille Type I vs Type II

The Tarot de Marseille Type I deck is very much like the standard TdM Type II deck except for ten cards that have different details.

Below is a side-by-side comparison with the TdM I card on the left and the TdM II on the right.

Both decks are facsimiles of historic decks produced by Yves Reynaud. Type I is the Jean-Pierre Payen deck of 1713. Type II is the Pierre Madenié deck of 1709.

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Characteristics of a Tarot de Marseille Type I deck

• The Fool is called Le Fol
• The Emperor has numeral 4 floating in front of his head
• Instead of the triple cross, The Pope has a bulb and something folded over on top of his staff
• Cupid in the Lovers card is blindfolded and flies in from the right
• The Chariot has a scalloped canopy and the shield on the front of the chariot is sometimes empty
• The Hanged Man has fingers sticking over his shoulders and his tongue sticks out
• The Devil has a face in his belly
• The Moon faces straight ahead
• The World wears a leafy skirt and her legs are not crossed
• Knights are called Chevalier instead of Cavalier

The Fool is called Le Fol

The Emperor has number 4 floating in front of his face

Instead of a triple cross the Pope has a bulb and something folded over the top of his staff

Cupid is blindfolded and flies in from the right

The Chariot has a scalloped canopy and the shield is sometimes empty

The Hanged Man has fingers sticking out over his shoulders and his tongue sticks out

The Devil has a face in his belly

The Moon faces straight ahead

The World wears a leafy skirt and her legs are not crossed

Knights are called Chevalier instead of Cavalier