Lismon Etteilla Tarot

Jean-Baptiste Alliette, under the pseudonym Etteilla, published a book entitled Etteilla, or a Way to Entertain Yourself with a Deck of Cards in 1770. It was one of the first books ever published to describe using Tarot for divination. Etteilla claimed that he learned a secret cartomancy tradition from three Italian women in 1751, an ancient tradition that had been passed down for generations.

His own Tarot deck was published in 1789, two years before his death, and was reprinted by Grimaud as the Grand Etteilla in 1982. This is known as the Etteilla Type I. But there was another deck, published in 1838, based off of a deck by one of Etteilla's students. This is known as the Type II Etteilla, or the Grand Etteilla II, and has not been reprinted since the early 1900s. I am proud to bring this deck to Etteilla enthusiasts and general lovers of Tarot everywhere.

This is not an exact reproduction of the Lismon Etteilla; I chose to re-do the cards in a way that made the pictures larger and highlighted the beautiful yet subtle coloring. The card titles and keywords were kept intact, but were moved to the sides to allow more room for the picture to shine. The important parts are all there, but a lot of extra white space has been eliminated.

There are a few different versions of the Lismon out there, all differing slightly. The version I used for this deck has a few distinguishing characteristics: 'Etteilla' is spelled correctly and printed rightside-up on card number 1, the card backs are a beautiful red with a slight cream pattern, and the landscape on the Two of Swords is printed upside-down (though I have included an extra card where the picture is set right).

Thank you for considering this deck, and doing honor to Etteilla, one of the most overlooked but greatest of the Tarot thinkers.