Poncet Christopher (2 results)

Condition: Cloth bound in fine condition. First edition. Limited edition of 915 numbered copies, 40 in this Fine Edition format; Hand-bound in full red morocco, custom marbled endpapers, gilt edges, silk ribbon, presented in a cerulean silk covered slipcase edged in red morocco; 13" x 9"; 185 pages with marking ribbon; Beautifully illustrated in color. Down Here is the first of a meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated three volume work, The Tarot of Marsilio by Christophe Poncet; a landmark inquiry into the origins of the Tarot de Marseille. Against the prevalent view in the academy that the tarot was never used, before the 18th century, for anything other than card games Poncet argues that the Tarot de Marseille is a work of esoteric philosophy hidden in plain sight.

Condition: Cloth bound in fine condition. First edition. Limited edition of 915 numbered copies, 875 in this Standard Edition format; 13" x 9"; 185 pages with marking ribbon; Beautifully illustrated in color. Down Here is the first of a meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated three volume work, The Tarot of Marsilio by Christophe Poncet; a landmark inquiry into the origins of the Tarot de Marseille. Against the prevalent view in the academy that the tarot was never used, before the 18th century, for anything other than card games Poncet argues that the Tarot de Marseille is a work of esoteric philosophy hidden in plain sight.