Pope of Rennes-les-Bains
According to Jean-Pierre Deloux and Jacques Brétigny, this drawing once decorated the church in Rennes-les-Bains. It shows a pope, copied from a well-known deck of Tarot Cards. Behind him is the church of Rennes-les-Bains, seen from the cemetery, with the rock of Cap de l’Homme in the distance. The features are unmistakable. The cross, the barred window and the rock can easily be recognised.
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August 4th, 2008 at 17:55
Thank you Corjan, I’ll take advantage of the link you sent :) Will also go over to Andy Gough’s web site forum.
Ciao!
-Juliette
August 4th, 2008 at 16:46
You can find it with our good friends of the Porte-de-Rennes bookshop (just outside the church of St. Mary-Magdalene in RLC). Here’s the link. There is an expensive version with beautiful photos and a cheaper version. Dont’t take the content for fact it’s very much Plantard material and much of it is demonstrably false. Intriguing read though.
Take care | Corjan
August 3rd, 2008 at 21:27
Ha, actually I should have said I would have a look *for* the book you mention. I work for the University of California, and went through the World Cat catalogs looking for that title but couldn’t find it. If you or anyone else happens to know further information about the book, I would love to know it as well.
Sincerely,
Juliette
August 3rd, 2008 at 21:23
Hi Raven,
Thanks so much for your response, and I will have a look in the book you mention. If you do remember when you get home, I’d love to hear more about it.
Hope your stay in Italy is wonderful - most sincerely,
Juliette
August 3rd, 2008 at 20:09
Hey Juliette, the picture was taken from an almost identical Tarot deck. I believe the info is in the book Rennes-le-Chateau, Capitale Secrete de la France. I have it at home and will look it up for you. Might take a while since I am in Italy at the moment.
Alternatively, drop a line on Andrew Gough’s forum.
Take care | Raven
July 28th, 2008 at 22:25
This picture interests me greatly.
I’d love to know if there is a deck featuring this exact picture, or whether the reference to the tarot means that it’s the pope that is featured, not the actual landscape, if that makes sense? It is true that a pope (and in older decks, a papesse) is featured in many decks. I’d love to know more about this picture’s origins.
Thanks for any help! - Juliette
April 8th, 2008 at 23:39
I’d love to know what tarot deck this is, please? Are there any decks that are associated (either designed and/or created) with the Languedoc region?