The Bourgeois Tarot deck is a mid-19th century pattern of tarot cards of German origin that is used for playing card games in western Europe and Canada. It is not designed for divinatory purposes.[1] This deck is most commonly found in France, Belgian Wallonia, Swiss Romandy and the Canadian province of Québec for playing French Tarot; in southwest Germany for playing Cego and Dreierles; and in Denmark for Danish Tarok.[2][3]
The pattern is produced in two different designs: the Black Forest pack used only in southwest Germany and the Tarot Nouveau used everywhere else, but especially in France. The International Playing-Card Society (IPCS) classifies both types as Bourgeois Tarot.[4] The pattern is also called the Domestic Scenes pattern, but the name Bourgeois Tarot is preferred by the IPCS.[4] Simon Wintle also refers to the original design by C.L. Wüst as the Encyclopedic Tarot.[5]
- ^ Bourgeois Tarot by Piatnik 1987 at wopc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 Septemberg 2022.
- ^ McLeod, John. French Tarot at Pagat.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ McLeod, John. Tarok (Danish) at Pagat.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ a b Pattern Sheet 18 at i-p-c-s.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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