Comparing image patterns in the Dodal and Conver Marseille-style Tarot decks

A number of pages have been created to enable images to be easily compared for a study comparing these two important Marseille patterns.

Payen-Dodal contrasted to Chosson-Conver patterns

Pages in development:

Please note that all 'Compare and Contrast' pages are now located on TarotHistory.com, and invite you to see those pages of ongoing development there.

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About the Marseille decks Tarot Studies: Contrasting the Dodal and Conver

This is an informal study of two of the most influential TdM (Tarot of Marseilles) decks that have come down to us from across the centuries. TdM decks, both early and recent, display a visual connection to these, and by our investigations hope to gain a deeper understanding of the development and influences that have contributed to Tarot as it is today.

Jean Dodal and Nicolas Conver Tarot decks have been chosen because, whilst similar in imagery, they also display two distinct "patterns". A question faced is whether these represent two streams of the Tarot de Marseille.

By comparing and contrasting these decks, a deeper appreciation of the subtleties that characterise the TdM patterns will undoubtedly emerge for each of us.

As we focuss on the actual detailed imagery of the cards, everyone, no matter how experienced in Tarot studies, should be able to partake of and contribute to the exploration.

(The above has been condensed from the introduction to the study.)