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October 5th 1713, birth of French philosopher, writer, and prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment Denis Diderot, best known as editor, and contributor to the ‘Encyclopédie’ founded in 1751 alongside Jean le Rond d'Alembert. The ‘Encyclopédie’ was the first to include contributions from a wide field of authors on a variety of topics. Its skeptical and secular tone with regard to religion, became both a rallying call for the forerunners of the French Revolution, and saw bans by the French Government and Catholic church. From 1759 to 1765, Diderot was the sole contributor, authoring 7,000 articles on a variety of topics. Dying in 1784, his remains were unearthed nine years later by graverobbers, who stole his lead lined coffin, and dumped his corpse, his remains were then transferred to a mass grave. On the same day in 1789, near riot over the lack of bread available in Paris, thousands of women began to march on Versailles, demanding that the royal family including Louis XVI return to Paris, which bowing to the pressure of the march did so, in the process ending the royal privilege of the ‘ancien régime’, which had existed in France since the 15th century. The event is seen as a defining moment in the beginnings of the revolution that Diderot sowed the seeds of. October 8th 1774, death of German Phantasmagoria pioneer, illusionist, and occultist Baron Johann Georg Schropfer. The horror theatre shows later named Phantasmagoria were first developed by Schröpfer in the form of entertainment séances, and the use of magic lanterns to project the appearance of ghosts. Schröpfer would invite audiences into his Leipzig coffee house, where after preparing a magical punch of his own recipe (Continued in the comments). #ghost #history #historymemes #phantasmagoria #gothictales #frenchrevolution #tarothistory #tarotcards #tarotart #tarotartist #mortalsmarket #illustrationdaily #gothicillustration #guillotine #gothichistory #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #ghosthistory #ghostsighting #macabre #macabreart #enlightenmentistherevolution #ageofenlightenment #denisdiderot #sceance #magiclantern #scéance #18thcentury #18thcenturyhistory #gothictheatre https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxhE47FIDW/?utm_medium=tumblr

This incredible rare vintage deck illustrated by Andrea Picini features abstract, esoteric and geometric imagery. First published in 1977 as a 22-card deck, it was later reprinted in 1979 with a full 78 cards. Both editions were originally released in limited editions of 1,000 copies. The deck also included a guidebook written by Ugo Moretti with Italian, English, French and German translations available. Card images from Andrea Picini's 1979 Tarot.    

Ancient origins: Strength. The story of defeating Anzu by Ninurta as it is depicted on the Enlil's sanctuary bears striking resemblances with the early depictions of the Strength card from the Tarot deck. While in some of the oldest known decks was a man battling a lion with a club, the later evolution shows a male lion tamed by one of the female Virtues - another interesting turn of perception. #tarot #tarothistory #learningtarot #dailytarot #strength #anzu #enki #enlil #marduk #tiamat #Mesopotamia #mythology #tabletofdestinies https://www.instagram.com/p/B8nvlV1nDC9/?igshid=h8qbcm71imsa

I'm out of Amazon gift cards, but the splurge was totally worth it! Especially when Stuart Kaplan and Thierry Dupaulis are the ones writing the guidebooks. I didn't expect these decks to be so BIG, though, holy mackerel. The Cary-Yale cards are longer than my hand! #tarot #decklust #viscontisforzatarot #caryyaletarot #tarothistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOJtpjn2Je/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16md265yh4v3d

16th October 1793, previous Queen of France prior to the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, then called ‘Widow Capet’, is executed by guillotine. Convicted of high treason by the Revolutionary Tribunal, she is executed at the Place de la Révolution, following the execution of her husband King of France Louis XVI, which took place on the 21st January 1793. Labelled as ‘Madame Deficit’, for her extravagant lifestyle, and lack of understanding of the economic problems facing France prior to the Revolution; her reputation was further tarnished during the "Diamond Necklace Affair", in which she was falsely accused of defrauding the crown jewels and the jewelers in order to purchase a very expensive necklace. The affair also involved the Italian adventurer, magician, alchemist, occultist and free mason Giuseppe Balsamo, who self styled himself Count Alessandro di Cagliostro. Marie Antionette also is falsy associated with the story in which she misunderstood the cries of the French poor for bread, as being cries of dissatisfaction for eating bread, in which she replied. ‘Let them eat cake’. This account actually derives from Jean-Jacques Rousseau, ‘confessions’, and was published in 1782, and is not based upon Marie Antionette. Due to these accusations, and other false accounts, such as her affair with Lafayette, whom she actually hated, and incest with her son; she was tried and convicted with her execution already arranged before her trial. Her head was then given to Marie Tussaud for the making of a wax death mask, and her body thrown into an unmarked grave. Continued in the comments: #history #historymemes #gothictales #frenchrevolution #tarothistory #tarotcards #tarotart #tarotartist #mortalsmarket #illustrationdaily #gothicillustration #guillotine #gothichistory #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #18thcentury #18thcenturyhistory #widowcapet #marieantoinette #marieantoinettestyle #frenchhistory #frenchhistory🇫🇷 #placedelarevolution #letthemeatcake #letthemeatcake🎂 #deathmask #deathmasks #tarotillustration #tarotillustrator #uniquetarotdeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDkEfqlE48/?utm_medium=tumblr

June 13th 1752, birth of English novelist, diarist and playwright Fanny Burney. Burney’s novels satirising the social pretensions of English aristocrats and the politics of female identity in the late 18th century, greatly influenced the writings of Jane Austin. In 1789 during the early days of the French Revolution Burney supported the Revolution’s aims, and met and married the exiled French General Alexandre D'Arblay, who had been adjutant-general to the Marquis de Lafayette. From 1760 to 1774 she lived with her family at number 50 Poland Street, which during the 18th and 19th century also housed other notable literary residents such as William Blake who lived at 28 Poland Street from 1785 until 1791, and Percy Byshee Shelley who lived at 15 Poland Street briefly in 1811. William Blake, Percy Shelley, and the events of the French Revolution are all depicted in the historically and steampunk based Industrial Sublime Tarot, a unique tarot deck based upon the years 1760 - 1848. Prints of the cards are for sale on the website. See link in bio. #gothicliterature #gothicstyle #fannyburney #tarotillustration #tarotart #tarotartist #tarotdecks #steampunktarot #oddhistory #macabreart #macabreillustration #strangehistory #steampunkillustration #steampunkdecor #historicalillustration #tarothistory #thisweekinhistory #historymystery #darkillustration #illustrationartwork #18thcenturyart #williamblaketarot #williamblake #williamblakeart #williamblakepoetry #percyshelley #historicaltarot #londonhistory #polandstreet https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_HuXpH1ss/?utm_medium=tumblr

Temperance Ofgraveconcern Industrial Sublime Tarot 1760 - 1848 Major Arcana: Temperance Year: 1760 Event: ‘Politia Naturae’ Historical Figure or Fictional Character: Carl Linnaeus Each Tarot card print also comes with an explanation detailing the cards visual meaning; and its associated history from the 18th and 19th century, and how this history has resonance to the past, present or future to the drawer of the card. The prints are available with free shipping to the domestic United States at: www.ofgraveconcern.com/industrialsublimetarot1760-1848 Follow @ofgrave.concern to see a new card every Tarot Tuesday! #darktarot #tarotillustration #tarotart #tarotartist #tarotdecks #steampunktarot #steampunkillustration #steampunkdecor #tarothistory #wingedfigure #historicaltarot #gothichistory #gothicfiction #gothicillustration #temperance #temperancetarot #occulthistory #temperancetarotcard #historicaltarot #carllinnaeus #18thcenturyhistory #tarotcommunity #balanceofnature #occultartist #occultart #majorarcana #occultarcana #esotericart #tarotreadersofinstagram #theunconscious https://www.instagram.com/p/CNDMcePHLQF/?igshid=z0pxit4skf0r

13th November 1785, birth of Lady Caroline Lamb, best known as the author of Glenarvon, and for her affair with Lord Byron in 1812, which resulted in her fall and ostracized her from society. After Byron ended the affair, she took her revenge on him by writing the novel in 1816. In the story the character Glenarvon corrupts the innocent young bride Calantha (Caroline herself) leading to their mutual ruin and death. In the book Byron is characterized as the rakish Lord Ruthven, the same name of the character used by John William Polidori in his story ‘The Vampyre’, published anonymously and attributed to Byron in 1819. Polidori, alongside Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, and her sister in law Claire Clairemont; were part of the ghost story competition held at the Villa Diodati, during the year without a summer in 1816. Alongside Polidori’s story, Mary Shelley’s story, would be published in 1818 as Frankenstein. Lamb is attributed to the famous epitaph when she described Byron as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know." 13th November 1792, birth of Edward John Trelawny, English sailor, traveler, author and friend to Romantic poets Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and writer Mary Shelley, and her half sister Claire Clairmont. Trelawney arranged the funerals for both Percy Shelley in 1822, and Byron’s in 1824. Legend says that as Percy Shelley’s body was being cremated Trelawney reached into the fire and rescued Shelley’s heart before it burned. He then gave it to Mary, who kept it with her for 30 years until it was buried with their sun Percy Florence Shelley in 1889. Outliving all of the Romantic generation he retired to the countryside and wrote Records of Shelley, Byron, and the Author in 1878. Continued in comments. #percyshelley #maryshelley #maryshelleysfrankenstein #gothicliterature #gothicliteratureart #vampire #vampires #vampirestyle #lordbyron #gothichistory #ofgraveconcern #tarot #tarotcards #tarotart #tarotartist #tarothistory #johnwilliampolidori #vampireliterature #preraphaelite #18thcentury #19thcentury #illustration #illustrationartists #villadiodati #romanticpoets #history #gothicstyle #ladycarolinelamb #edwardjohntrelawny https://www.instagram.com/p/CHnagpoAUFG/?igshid=1w7klqd0m2zcw