Section 05GLOSSARY
Glossary
Named terms from the print trade and the card-making tradition, each with a documented history.
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From Tarocchi to Tarot: What the Name Travelled Through
The word followed the cards north and west, changing its spelling at each border crossing.
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How Seventy-Eight Became the Number
The 78-card structure feels axiomatic today. It was not always so, and not everyone has accepted it.
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