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By comparing various decks from different time periods, tarot-card enthusiasts can identify the evolution of certain illustrations. "For example," says Matthews, "the modern version of the hermit with the lantern, you'll find that that was an hourglass and he was Saturn or Chronos, the keeper of time. You can see how that translates with the Tarot Bolognese meaning of delay or blockage. It was about time moving slowly, though that's not used as a modern meaning much now."
通过对不同时代的牌的比较，塔罗牌爱好者们可以总结出上面插图的进化史。“比如，”Matthews说，“你会发现现代版本中提着灯笼的隐士旁边有一个沙漏，他代表着罗马神话中的萨图恩或者说希腊神话中的克洛诺斯，时间之神。这张牌在古代意大利波隆那版本中只是拖延或者停顿的意思，和它的现代版本差异很大。”
Most card readers recognize that the associations and preconceptions of the person being read for are just as important as the actual drawings on the cards: Divination cards offer a way to project certain ideas, whether subconscious or not, and to toy with potential outcomes for important decisions. Thus, like scenes from a picture book, the best illustrations typically offer clear visions of their subjects with an open-ended quality, as though the action is unfolding before you.
相对于卡牌上的图案所显示的东西，很多占卜者在给别人占卜时也利用对对方的观察和推测，占卜牌提供了一种可能是在潜意识中表达具体意见的方式，可以对重要的决定产生潜在的影响。尽管根据塔罗书上讲的那样有无数种组合，牌面上插图只能明显的提供一个物象，其解读是完全开放式的。
Matthews' favorite decks are those with straightforward illustrations, like the Tarocchino Bolognese by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, an Italian deck created sometime around the 1660s. Matthews' owns a facsimile of the Mitelli deck, rather than an original, which means she can use them without fear of damaging a priceless antique. “The deck that I enjoy most is the Mertz Lenormand deck because of its clarity,” she says. “The background on each card is a creamy, vellum color, so when you lay them out in tableau, you can see the illustrations very clearly. I frankly get so tired of all the new Photoshopped tarots and the slick art, with their complete lack of any framework or substance.
Matthews最喜爱的牌组就是有喻意很直接的插图的，比如1660年左右意大利人 Giuseppe Maria Mitelli发明的波隆那塔罗牌，Matthews收藏了一副这个价值连城的古董的收藏品。“还有一副我最喜欢的牌是梅茨的莱诺门牌，因为它看起来清楚，”她说。“每一张的背景都是奶油色的，牛皮纸一样的单色，所以你能清楚地看出上面的图案。我已经受够了现在那些新式的修图过度，有无数渐变色，但是实在表达不出更多含义的牌。”
Trump cards from the Tarrocchini Bolognese designed by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, circa 1664.
1664年，Giuseppe Maria Mitelli的波隆那塔罗牌。
