tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818207105387837658.post6871081746528533510..comments2024-03-16T00:19:27.699-07:00Comments on pre-Gébelin Tarot History: Renaissance Tarot: Two XVI Italian EssaysMichael J. Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18140523448996508475noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818207105387837658.post-36452450372160600572010-06-27T10:57:39.432-07:002010-06-27T10:57:39.432-07:00The quote from Farnham echoes a passage from the a...The quote from Farnham echoes a passage from the anonymous essay:<br /><br />"Suddenly Death comes, in the horror of which the Devil, who is the cause of all this, takes them away in fright and despair. This is the miserable end of human actions, speaking of those who are completely immersed in the vain and lascivious delights that this World promises and can give: they follow foolishness asMichael J. Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140523448996508475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818207105387837658.post-63788464101129522010-06-27T08:40:18.930-07:002010-06-27T08:40:18.930-07:00Hi, Marco,
Thank you. Because I am a pathetic mon...Hi, Marco,<br /><br />Thank you. Because I am a pathetic monoglot, you know I'm always first in line for English translations of early Tarot references, and especially larger works like Boiardo or Piscina or the newly revealed essay. Unfortunately, my linguistic disability means that I can offer no comment on a key aspect of your book, the translation itself. A more learned reviewer may Michael J. Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140523448996508475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818207105387837658.post-55721171471799267112010-06-27T04:58:49.767-07:002010-06-27T04:58:49.767-07:00Thank you Michael. I am grateful for all the metho...Thank you Michael. I am grateful for all the methodological advice I have received from you in these years and for the many wonderful works of art we have discussed together. Your comment about the gesture of Death in Costa's painting is an excellent example of how you can make the depth of ancient images accessible.Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423710632197100355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818207105387837658.post-88355682877143259982010-06-25T18:17:49.582-07:002010-06-25T18:17:49.582-07:00Thanks Michael,
A great, and well deserved, revie...Thanks Michael,<br /><br />A great, and well deserved, review for the most exciting book on the tarot in a long time.Enrique Enriquezhttp://www.enriqueenriquez.menoreply@blogger.com