![]() The subjects appearing on the Trumps of Tarock packs varies from the Italian prototypes. See also: Tarock deck made by Johann Herrl in Graz 1815 ►Ībove: Cards from 54-card Tarock pack manufactured by Joseph Estel (Vienna), dated 1820 on the Ace of Hearts. The numeral cards were sometimes reduced so that the pack contained a total of 54 cards, instead of the full 78 cards. The four-suited pack with court cards King, Queen, Cavalier and Page follow the same arrangement except that the Italian suit symbols were replaced with French ones. However the game was very popular elsewhere and tarots with French suit signs (hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades), usually called "Tarok" or "Tarock", appeared around 1750 and which are now mainly produced in Austria. ![]() The earliest Tarot decks originated in Italy in the fifteenth century, with Italian suit symbols (cups, coins, clubs or batons and swords). ![]()
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