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The Wheel of Fortune — Two Tarot Designs
Two large wheels carry ascending and descending creatures beneath a ruling figure at the top. Their different animal bodies, wheel supports and surrounding signs make the paired designs distinctly individual. The comparison illustrates Papus’s discussion of the tenth arcanum and its position within his symbolic sequence.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Wheel of Fortune — Two Tarot Designs" [editorial title]. In The Tarot of the Bohemians, Papus; translated by A. P. Morton. English translation, 1896, George Redway. Source scan leaf 177. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0164-0175
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The Tarot of the BohemiansPapus; translated by A. P. Morton1896More from this book
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Illustrator not identified. The Wheel of Fortune — Two Tarot Designs. The Tarot of the Bohemians. Scan leaf 177. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0164-0175