Spanish-English Tarot

This Spanish-English Tarot Deck is based upon a Liguria-Piedmontese Italian deck first printed in 1736 from crude wood blocks. The original deck is now located in the Museo Fournier, Vitoria, Spain. As was customary at the time, a ribbon on the dos de oros (two of pentacles) gives the deck maker and city of origin: "Tarot - Fabrigado por Heraclio Fournier - Vitoria - Espana." The titles of the major arcana cards are given in both English and Spanish. The court card names are given in Spanish only. The Spanish names for the suits are: Bastos, Copas, Espadas and Oros. Bastos are curved and Espadas are straight. A small roman numeral at the bottom of each numbered suit card shows its number and orientation. This deck is available as the Spanish Tarot (Fournier version) and the Spanish-English Tarot (U. S. Games version).

Deck

Deck Title Number of
Cards Card
Size Copyright Publisher Card Back Design

Spanish-English 78
22 major
56 minor
2 3/8" x 4 3/8" 1975 U. S. Games [back design]

Spanish Tarot 78
22 major
56 minor
2 3/8" x 4 3/8" ? Fournier

Deck
Deck Title	Number of Cards	Card Size	Copyright	Publisher	Card Back Design
Spanish-English	78 22 major 56 minor	2 3/8" x 4 3/8"	1975	U. S. Games
Spanish Tarot	78 22 major 56 minor	2 3/8" x 4 3/8"	?	Fournier

Also Included: title card, identification card

Spanish-English Tarot - instruction booklet (54 pages each language - Spanish, English)
Spanish Tarot - instruction booklet (about 27 pages each language - Spanish, English, French)

Category: Tarot

Major Arcana Card Names (Spanish):
El Loco, El Mago, La Sacerdotisa, La Emperatriz, El Emperador,
El Sumo Sacerdote, Los Enamorados, El Carro, Fuerza (Card 11),
El Ermitano, La Rueda de la Fortuna, Justicia (Card 8),
El Colgado, Death (No Titles), Templanza, El Diablo, La Torre,
La Estrella, La Luna, El Sol, El Juicio, El Mundo
Major Arcana Card Names (English):
Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor,
High Priest, Lovers, Chariot, Strength (Card 11),
Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice (Card 8),
Hanged Man, Death (No Titles), Temperance, Devil, Tower,
Star, Moon, Sun, Judgment, World
Suit Names: Bastos (Wands), Copas (Cups), Espadas (Swords), Oros (Pentacles)
Court Cards: El Rey (King), Reina (Queen), Caballo (Knight), Sota (Page)
Language of Card Titles: Major Arcana - English and Spanish, Court Cards - Spanish only
Style of Numbered Suit Cards: suit symbols
Other Comments:
The Spanish-English Tarot is a U. S. Games version of the Fournier Spanish Tarot. The main differences are the instruction booklets and the packaging (box).

See Also:

Related Items: Marseilles style

Sample Card Images:

[Tres de Oros] [Ocho de Espadas] [Caballo de Copas]

Reference: The Encyclopedia of Tarot: Volume 1 by Stuart Kaplan, pg. 277