Occult Literature
Knight of Swords
An armoured rider charges left with a raised sword, a wind-blown plume and a decorated horse. The steep angle of the weapon and the extended legs of the horse give this court figure a movement absent from the seated king and queen. The weapon, horse and long clouds all intensify the direction of the charge. Pamela Colman Smith’s design is reproduced in the 1916 Illustrated Key to the Tarot.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "Knight of Swords" [editorial title]. In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. 1916 edition, 1916, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 128. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-minor-knight-of-swords
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Full source scan individually viewed and prose read. Complete card border and numeral or name retained; monogram retained where visible. Crop of the byte-verified reader derivative; no recolouring or reconstructed detail.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). Knight of Swords. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 128. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-minor-knight-of-swords