Historians generally agree that the Tarot came out of 14th century Italy. But Alejandro Jodorowsky and I discovered that the Tarot of Marseille emerged in the first century and not in the 13th or 14th century. OLIVIER ZAHM — That must have taken a lot of research.
Additionally, are tarot cards French?
Tarot was introduced into France in the early 16th century as a result of the First and Second Italian Wars (1494–1522) and is widely recorded in French literature of that century, the earliest reference being that by Rabelais in Gargantua in 1534.
Beside above, what is the classic Tarot deck?
The traditional tarot deck—based on the RWS system—features 78 cards broken into two groups: 22 cards make up the Major Arcana and the other 56 are the Minor Arcana.
What is the oldest Tarot deck?
Beautifully painted by Italian artist Bonifacio Bembo in the 15th century, the Visconti deck is one of the earliest surviving tarot card sets.