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When was the major arcana tarot developed and by whom?

When was the first ever version of the major arcana deck of the tarot developed and by whom in what year/century

Public Comments

1. True gypsies (itinerant egyptian families, not the Romani who were often mistakenly called "gypsies", but were actually from somewhere closer to India), began using the decks for divination in the 1400s.
2. The origin of the major arcana seem to be a bit of a mystery. I'd never even thought of it before, and I collect tarot decks (I'm into art). You can read a bit about the history of the tarot in general here though http://www.certifiedpsychics.com/psychic-tarot-card-reading.html
3. Northern Italy in the 15th century Tarot of Marseilles at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseille
4. In its exterior form the Tarot is a pack of cards used in the south of Europe for games and fortune-telling. These cards were first known in Europe at the end of the fourteenth century, when they were in use among the Spanish gypsies.