Cards 1 to 54 · B
The Laboratory
from The Grand Jeu de Mlle Lenormand, first issued 1845; this printing c. 1850-1880
An alchemist works his furnace and retorts, the deck's recurring image of patient effort. The panel above carries a lettered index, a constellation and a playing card; the strip below carries a flower and two small figures, so one card answers five different methods at once.
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