Trionfi Cards - Early Documents

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td><a name="a"><b><font size="3" color="#0033ff" face="Verdana, Arial Narrow">    A</font></b></a><a href="http://autorbis.net" target="_blank"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial Narrow">UTORBIS.net </font></a> - <a href="http://trionfi.com" target="_blank"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial Narrow">TRIONFI.com </font></a> </td> <td align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial Narrow">created 2003 - 2006       </td> </tr></table><hr size="1" width="90%"> <table width="100%"><tr><td rowspan="2" width="30%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#dddddd"> <b><font size="+1">The term "Trionfi"<br> - in relation to playing cards</font><br><br> <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/" target="top">Start Documents</a><br> <br><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00/">Analyses</a><br></font> <br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/p/06/">1423: Imperatori - first note </a><br><br> March 1425: Birth of Bianca Maria Visconti<br> May 1425: Parisina killed<br> June 1425: Trionfo Filippo Visconti<br><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/b/" target="_top">(Michelino Deck ?)</a><br><br> 1438: Council in Ferrara<br> 1439: Council in Florence<br> (real Trionfo - probably no cards)<br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00a/">Burchiello</a><br> <br> Autumn 1441 Bianca Maria Visconti in Ferrara<br> (small Trionfo at her arrival - no cards)<br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00b/">14 Figure, 1.1.1441</a><br> (Marriage Trionfo projected ?)<br> <br> October 1441 Marriage Bianca Maria Visconti<br> (Cary-Yale Tarocchi?, Marriage-Trionfo ?)<br> Marcello is already near to Francesco Sforza <br><br> December 1441: Leonello new Signore in Milano <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/">01  1442/1  Ferrara/Sagramoro</a><br> (February 1442 / Trionfo projected ?)<br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/02/">02  1442/2  Ferrara/Kids</a><br> (small Trionfo for the kids <br> according to the interests <br> of their mother (?)<br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/p/06/">1443 Imperatori - 1st reappearance</a><br> <br> 1443 Real Trionfo in Naples<br> Alfonso of Aragon<br> (no cards known)<br> <br> <a href="http://www.trionfi.com/0/e/00f/">Pause (1443 - 1450)</a><br><br> August 1447: Filippo Maria Visconti dies<br> Decembrio is in Ferrara<br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00e/">1447 Decembrio writes "Vita ..."</a><br> <br> <a href="http://geocities.com/research_of_tarot/doc08.html" target="_blank">  Vita di Filippo Maria Visconti</a><br> <br> early 1449: Marcello with Francesco Sforza <br> in the region of Milan<br> Scipio Caraffa didn't know Trionfi decks<br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/03/">03  1449/1  Marcello letter</a><br> (Nov. 1449)<br><br> 25.2.1450: Francesco Sforza occupies Milan<br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/04/">04  1450/1  Ferrara/Sagramoro</a><br> 16.3.1450 Trionfi cards are paid<br> 25.3.1450 Leonello visits Milan<br> After 8 years pause suddenly Trionfi decks production in Ferrara<br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/p/06/">Imperatori - 2nd reappearance</a><br> <br> October 1450: Leonello dies<br> Borso new signore in Ferrara<br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/05/">05  1450/2  Florence</a><br> December 1450: Trionfi allowed (Florence)<br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/06/">06  1450/3  Sforza letter</a><br> December 1450: Difficulties to get a Trionfi deck <br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/07/">07  1451/1  Ferrara/Sagramoro</a><br> Borso's Trionfo projected ? <br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/07b/">07b  1452/1  Siena/Emperor-visit</a> <br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/08/">08  1452/1  Malatesta/Sforza</a><br> The letter signals a Trionfi production in Cremona, perhaps as a preparation for a Trionfo<br> August 1453: Real Trionfo in Milan<br> <br> The peace of Lodi is near (9th of April 1454)<br> Probably Borso prepares <br> already before some Trionfi decks<br> production in series from February till April<br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/09/">09  1454/1  Ferrara/Sagramoro</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/10/">10  1454/2  Ferrara/Sagramoro</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/11/">11  1454/3  Ferrara/production</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/12/">12  1454/4  Ferrara/production</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/13/">13  1454/5  Ferrara/production</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/13b/">13b  1455/1 Padua / preaching</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/14/">14  1456/1  Ferrara/Trotti</a><br> Trotti's comment signals, that now Trionfi is (at least in Ferrara) a well known game. <br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/15/">15  1456/2  Ferrara/Sagramoro</a><br> Last Sagramoro document </p> <p><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/16/">16  1457/1  Ferrara/70 cards</a><br> Very important, proves the 5x14 theory<br> </p> <p><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/17/">17  1457/2  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/18/">18  1458/1  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/19/">19  1459/1  Ferrara/production</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/20/">20  1459/2  Bologna</a><br> First "real" document outside of the courts)<br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/21/">21  1460/1  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/22/">22  1460/2  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/23/">23  1460/3  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/24/">24  1460/4  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/25/">25  1460/5  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/25b/">25b  1460/6 / 1513(?) Ancona - allowance</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/26/">26  1461/1  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/26b/">26b  1461/2 Padova / Valerio Marcello</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/27/">27  1463/1  Ferrara/Vicenza</a><br> <br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/28/">28 1463: The law, which allowed Trionfi in Florence, is repeated </a><br> Probably the appearance must be interpreted in the way, that experiments are done with the number of trumps. Possibly the begin of the end of the 5x14-structure, possibly related to the new allowance in Florence 1463.<br><br> <h3>Later Notes (not complete)</h3> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/29/">29 Mantova 1465, inventory</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/p/09/" target="_blank">Minchiate (since 1466)</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/29b/">29b Pavia Castle Frescoes 1469</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/29c/">29c Ferrara/Modena Bonacossi production</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/30/">30 Polismagna</a><br> relates to the Decembrio Manuscript<br><BR> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/31/">31 Vita di San Bernardino 1472</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/32/">32 Naples 1473 (Aragon court)</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/33/">33 Naples 1474 (Aragon court, Beatrice)</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/33b/">33b Rome 1474 - 1478 / Import from Florence</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/34/">34 Milan 1475, Letter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/34b/">34b Fabriano 1476, request for allowance</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/35/">35 Bologna 1477, printed decks</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/36/">36b Recanati ca. 1480</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/37/">37 Naples 1482, "Cartaio" Francesco</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/38/">38 French dictionary, 1482</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/38b/">38b Cicognara-note (? forgery)</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/39/">39 Brescia, 1488 - allowance</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/40/">40 Salo, 1489 - allowance</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/41/">41 Bergamo 1491 - allowance</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/42/">42 Letter Ippolito d'Este, 1492</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/43/">43 Rene d'Anjou II, France, 1496</a><br><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/44/">44 Reggio, 1500 - allowance</a><br><br> **********************</p> <p><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00c/">Artist + Persons</a><br> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00d/">References</a><br> </p> </ul> </b> </ul></td><td height="50" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#dddddd"> "Trionfi" as Cards (Documents) </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <h1>Artists and Persons in Trionfi-documents (1441 - 1463) </h1> <h3>Persons in documents outside of Ferrara </h3> With one exemption (Bianca Maria Visconti in Document B) the following persons are not refering to the well documented Trionfi situation in Ferrara. Cause the rarity these documents and the related persons are of special interest. <br> <br> <b><font size="+1">Burchiello,</font></b> poet and barber in Florence in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00a/t1.php"> A </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Bianca Maria Visconti </font></b>(daughter of Filippo Maria Visconti) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/00b/t1.php"> B </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/08/t1.php"> 08 </a> <br><b><font size="+1"><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/k/marc/31/t1.php" target="_blank">Marcello</a> </font></b>(Jacopo Antonio Marcello, Venetian provveditore), in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/03/t1.php"> 03 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Cichus </font></b>(= Francescus Simonetta, chief secretary of Francesco Sforza) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/06/t1.php"> 06 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Tristano Sforza</font></b> (son of Francesco Sforza, marries later Beatrice, girlfriend of Bianca Maria Visconti in 1441 in Ferrara) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/06/t1.php"> 06 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Francesco Sforza </font></b>(condottieri, duke of Milano 1450 - 1466) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/06/t1.php"> 06 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/08/t1.php"> 08 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Antonio Trecho </font></b>(treasurer of Francesco Sforza) appears in dokument <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/t1.php"> 06 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Sigismondo Malatesta </font></b>(condottieri, Lord of Rimini) appears in dokument <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/08/t1.php"> 08 </a> <h3> Ferrarese Documents (main persons)</h3> In the documents usually three roles appear: The commissioner, the tarot painter and the person, which did administrate the payments. All 3 roles are mainly taken by 2 persons, Borso follows Leonello in the role of the commissioner (1450), Gherardo da Vicenza replaces Sagramoro as the maior painter (1456/1457), Galioto de l'Assasino is exchanged by Piedro de Schieveto in the administrive function. <br><br><b><font size="+1"> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/../d/03/t1.php">Leonello d'Este</a> </font></b>(refered to with "our Lord", reigned 1441 - 1450) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/t1.php">01 02 </a> <br> <b><font size="+1">Galioto de l'Asassino </font></b>(chamberlain of Leonello d'Este, active till 1457) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/t1.php"> 01 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/04/t1.php"> 04 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/07/t1.php"> 07 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/12/t1.php"> 12 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/16/t1.php"> 16 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/17/t1.php"> 17 </a>                           <br> <b><font size="+1"><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/k/bio/sag/t1.php">Sagramoro</a> </font></b> (Jacopo de Sagramoro), the first Trionfi-painter, active till 1456) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/ trrionfifigure/t1.php"> B </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/t1.php"> 01 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/04/t1.php"> 04 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/07/t1.php"> 07 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/09/t1.php"> 09 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/10/t1.php"> 10 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/15/t1.php"> 15 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/18/t1.php"> 18 </a> <br><br><b><font size="+1"> Borso d'Este</font></b> (refered to with "illustrious Lord" etc., reigned 1450 - 1471) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/07/t1.php"> 07 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/09/t1.php"> 09 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/10/t1.php"> 10 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/11/t1.php"> 11 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/12/t1.php"> 12 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/15/t1.php"> 15 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/16/t1.php"> 16 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/17/t1.php"> 17 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/19/t1.php"> 19 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/21/t1.php"> 21 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/23/t1.php"> 23 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/ 24/t1.php"> 24 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/25/t1.php"> 25 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/27/t1.php"> 27 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Piedro de Schieveto</font></b> (gets the role of Galioto, active since 1454) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/10/t1.php"> 10 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/15/t1.php"> 15 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/16/t1.php"> 16 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/18/t1.php"> 18 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/21/t1.php"> 21 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/23/t1.php"> 23 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/24/t1.php"> 24 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/25/t1.php"> 25 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/26/t1.php"> 26 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Gerardo di Andrea da Vicenza</font></b> (active as Trionfi painter since 1457) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/16/t1.php"> 16 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/17/t1.php"> 17 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/18/t1.php"> 18 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/21/t1.php"> 21 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/22/t1.php"> 22 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/23/t1.php"> 23 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/24/t1.php"> 24 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/25/t1.php"> 25 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/26/t1.php"> 26 </a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/27/t1.php"> 27 </a>   <h3>Ferrarese Documents (minor persons with special function)</h3> <b><font size="+1">Sigismondo d'Este</font></b> (9-years-old brother of Ercole and Leonello d'Este), 1442, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/t1.php"> 02 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Ercole d'Este</font></b> (refered to as Messer Erchules, 11-years-old brother of Leonello, later duke of Ferrara), 1442, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/t1.php"> 02 </a> <br><b><font size="+1"><a href="http://trionfi.com/0/k/bio/bur/t1.php">Burdochi</a></font></b>, merchant from Bologna) 1442, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/02/t1.php"> 02 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Iacomo guerzo</font></b> (Iacomo "cross-eyed, servant) 1442, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/01/t1.php"> 02 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Nicolo</font></b> (Maestro Nicolo) 1454, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/10/t1.php"> 10 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Messore</font></b> (Don Messore, 1454, painted serial Trionfi cards) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/11/t1.php">11</a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/12/t1.php"> 12 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Obizzo the Saracen</font></b>, 1454 (merchant) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/11/t1.php"> 11 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Giovanni de Lazzora </font></b>1454 (painted serial Trionfi cards) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/12/t1.php">12</a> <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/13/t1.php"> 13 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Ugo Trotti </font></b>(Ferrarese jurist, 1456, a professor of canon law) in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/14/t1.php"> 14 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Giovanni de Romio</font></b>, 1456, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/14/t1.php"> 15 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Petrecino </font></b>(page of the Lord, experimented with painting Trionfi cards), 1457, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/16/t1.php"> 17 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Anselino di Salimbeni</font></b>, 1459, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/19/t1.php"> 19 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Piero Andrea da le Fenestre</font></b>, 1459, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/19/t1.php"> 19 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Giovanni Antonio di Dischalzi</font></b>, 1460, in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/21/t1.php"> 21 </a> <br><b><font size="+1">Polismagna </font></b>(translator of Decembrio's <i> Vita de Filippo Maria Visconti </i> ), in <a href="http://trionfi.com/0/e/28/t1.php"> 28 </a> </td></tr></table> <hr><br><br> <center><b><font size="1">Trionfi.com </b>has its focus on Tarot History and especially the origin of Tarot in 15th century, also the representation of about 100 000 Tarot and other playing cards in the Tarot Museum. <br><b>The chapter "Trionfi as Cards (Documents)"</b> presents the early documents, which note the term "Trionfi" (or similar, for instance "ludus triumphorum") in context to playing cards. 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