Essays

 

Different iconographic discoveries made by Professor Andrea Vitali, concerning  the card of the Hanged Man and the Tower (House of Devil - House of God), have been introduced by himself in 1987 in the occasion of the exposure The Cards of Court.  Tarots. Game and Magic in the Estense Court, the greatest exhibition about Tarots of international level made in Ferrara near the Estense Castle and in the circumstance of the exposure Tarots:  Art and Magic (Cards: Temperance, Stars, Moon, Sun, World) shown up in Bologna near the Archaeological Civic Museum in 1994, exposures edited by professor Andrea Vitali for what concerns the historical-scientific project and the documentary selection. Together with the iconological essays, presented here complete with reference to the 22 Triumphs, there are essays on history, literature, game of tarot from the XVI to XVIII Centuries and articles on topics of symbolic nature. The Host Essays section presents speeches realized by members of the Association and other leading experts. At the moment you find some essays only in Italian version: to view the essays non yet present in English version, see the New under New essays added in Italian version.