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قراءة كتاب Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards
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اللغة: English
Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards
الصفحة رقم: 1
PROPHETICAL, EDUCATIONAL
AND PLAYING CARDS
Atouts of an Early Italian Pack of Tarots
| 1 Il Bagattel 2 La Papessa 3 L’Imperatrice |
4 L’Imperatore 5 Il Papa 6 Gli Amanti |
Prophetical, Educational
and
Playing Cards
By
MRS. JOHN KING VAN RENSSELAER
Author of
“The Devil’s Picture Books,” Etc.
LONDON
HURST & BLACKETT, Ltd.
PATERNOSTER HOUSE
1912
PRINTED BY
THE GEORGE H BUCHANAN COMPANY
Philadelphia, U. S. A.
The Oracle of Ishtar and Nebo
Uttered by a Woman Baya (or Witch)
a Native of Arabela
| “I proclaim it aloud—What Has Been Will Be— I am Nebo—The Lord of the Writing Tablet— Glorify Me.” |
CONTENTS
| Chapter I—Prophetical and Other Cards | 27-57 |
| Divining cards—Tablets of fate—Tarots—Gambling cards—Their difference—Persian cards—Oldest emblems—Standard packs of Tarots—German designs—French designs—Rouge et Noir—Persia and Sweden—Writers on cards—The three gods—Derivation of name—Mercury and his predecessors—Writer of E-Sigalia—Fortune-telling—The priest of Thoth—Speech—Italian Tarots—L’Ombre—From leaves to cards—Attributes of Mercury—Atouts—de Gebelin—From arrows to cards—Gambling sticks of King Qa—Rods—Devices—Argiphontes—Cyllenius or Agoneus—Caduceator—Chthonius—The study of cards—Rods—Many authorities—Papus—Temple at Baiæ—Book of Thoth—Addha-Nari—Heraldry—Tradesmen’s signs—Lady Mary Wortley Montagu—Terminus—Cestus—Pigs and tongues—Gazelle—Number Thirteen—Joker. | |
| Chapter II—The Book of Thoth, Hermes, and Nebo | 58-71 |
| Its leaves—Mercury’s attributes—Il Matto—Nebo—Tablets of fate—The Atouts—Their significance—de Gebelin—Egyptian deities—Parchment records—Thoth the framer of laws—Bible of the gypsies—Attributes of Mercury—Interpretation—Balaam—The “baru”—Tête-á-Tête mysteries—The pack—L’Ombre—Skus—Pagat—Austrian Taroks—The romance of a pack of Tarots—Austrian games—Austrian game books—A clergyman on cards. | |
| Chapter III—Mercurius | 72-93 |
| The rank of Mercury—His occupations—His statues—Cadueceus—The purse bearer—The sword—The cup of Hermes—The four symbols—Nebo’s temple—E-Sigalia—Pozzuoli—Its merchants—The Serapeon—Serapis—Roman villas—The temple of Mercury at Baiæ—Mercurius—His work—His parentage—His Infancy—Gifts from the gods—Golden-leaved rod—Wings—The planet—Different cognomens—Representations—Thoth—Inventions—Priests—Sirius—Hermes introduced by the Pelasgi—Books of Thoth—Inventor of games—Great teacher—Titles of books—Connection with cards—Their scientific arrangement. | |
| Chapter IV—Thoth | 94-108 |
| M. Maspero’s description of temple—Mr. Rawlinson’s account—Psammetchas—Nebo and Thoth—Symbols—The month—Its device—Tablet of Khufu or Cheops—Hieroglyphically described—Names of gods—Qualities and titles of Thoth—At judgment seat—Sacrifices—Books—Colleges—Priestess of Thoth—Khufu—Thotmes—Cleopatra’s needles—Generations of priests—Gypsies—Hermetic books—The ghosts—Book of knowledge—Its boxes—Magical texts—Amulets—Ritual of the dead—Hall of two truths—Osiris—Confession—Three Writings—King of Sais—The dumb children—Some of the books of Thoth—The temple—Wall pictures—Origin of Atouts. | |
| Chapter V—Nebo or Nabu | 109-123 |
| Chaldean god—Different names—Parent—Wife—Presides at birth and death—Sword as symbol—Assyrian gods—King’s temples—Protector—Hymn to Nebo—Borsippa—E-Zida—Great library—Invocations—Titles—Emblems—Stylus—God of Revelations—Nabi, Naypes or prophet—Mr. Chatto’s derivation—Early cards in Italy—Planet—Assyrian gods identical with Roman gods—The Moon—The month—Dog star—Sacrifices—Card emblems—Boar—Temples—Cult—Nebuchadnezzar—All wise—Asshurbanipal—Assyrian invasion—Mingling of cults—Highway of Egypt—Cuneiform inscriptions—Tablets—Texts—Hymn to Nabu—Origin of letters. | |
| Chapter VI—The Atouts of the |