page_title: Marie Anne Lenormand
section_title: Lenormand cards
hierarchical_section_title: Marie Anne Lenormand / Lenormand cards
caption_attribution_description: English: A Lenormand card from Germany, published circa 1890, based on a deck from 1854
context_page_description: Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand was a French professional fortune-teller of considerable fame during the Napoleonic era. In France, Lenormand is considered the greatest cartomancer of all time, highly influential on the wave of French cartomancy that began in the late 18th century.
context_section_description: After Lenormand's death her name was used on several cartomancy decks including a deck of 36 illustrated cards known as the Petit Lenormand or simply Lenormand cards still used extensively today. The 36 card Lenormand deck is modelled on a deck of cards published ca.1799 as part of Das Spiel der Hoffnung (The Game of Hope), a game of chance designed by Johann Kaspar Hechtel of Nuremberg.
caption: A Lenormand card based on a deck from 1854
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