Original Etteilla

Original Grand Etteilla Tarot deck created by the occultist Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette) the first professional tarot reader around 1791. The deck illustrations were created by the famous engraver Pierre-François Basan. This deck is historically important as it is the first to: use “Madness” and the number 0 for the Fool Arcana card. It is also the first to use astrological correspondences on the Major Arcana cards. Tarot correspondences will be further extended by other occultists such as Papus, Waite, Case and Crowley. Etteilla named this deck the "Le jeu de Thoth" and following Court de Gébelin traced its origin to ancien Egypt and the temple of Memphis.

Information

Deck Type: Divination Tarot
Family: Grand Etteilla
Version: Type I
Creator: Etteilla
Artist: Pierre-François Basan
Country: France
Manufacturer: Etteilla
Manufacturing Year: 1791
Cards Pattern: Grand Etteilla
Suitmark: Italian Tarot
Suits
Card back style: Pattern
Card back colors

Cards Scans

High resolution scanned images of all the Original Etteilla cards. Click on a card image to enlarge it.

Physical characteristics

Available cards / total: 78 / 78 Cards
Condition: Good
Width: 65 mm
Height: 115 mm
Original Box: No
Manual: No

References

1. Ronald Decker, Thierry Depaulis, Michael Dummett. A Wicked Pack of Cards: Origins of the Occult Tarot. St. Martin's Press, 1996, https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Pack-Cards-Origins-Occult/dp/0312162944/.