CHAPTER VIII--SOME OLD ITALIAN TAROTS 196-207

Mysteries--St. Paul--Osiris--Bewildered historians-- "Portrayed on the walls"--Nebo the Writer--Gypsies--The crossed palm--Spanish cards--The Egyptian fleet--Essay of Count Emiliano di Parravicino--Professional teachers of early days--Cards belonging to the Duke di Visconti--The Royal pack--The artist da Tortona--A wedding gift--Old Tarots--The artist Cicognara--Historic cards--The proverb--Fibbias Tarocci--Museum at Bergamo--Victoria and Albert Museum--Beautiful Tarots.