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The Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. 4.


The Encyclopedia Of Tarot tarot

Sets of cards used in fortune-telling and in certain card games. The origins of tarot cards are obscure; cards approximating their present form first appeared in Italy and France in the late 14th century.
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