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Updated versions of the deck have been published by [[U.S. Games Systems]].

Updated versions of the deck have been published by [[U.S. Games Systems]].

[[File:Queen of Swords-Visconti.jpg|150px|thumb|Queen of Swords from the Pierpont-Morgan Tarot deck]]

[[File:Queen of Swords-Visconti.jpg|150px|thumb|Queen of Swords from the Pierpont-Morgan Tarot deck]]

This deck, also known as ''Colleoni-Baglioni'' and ''Francesco Sforza'', was produced around 1451. Originally composed of 78 cards, it now contains 74, i.e. 20 trumps, 15 face cards, and 39 pip cards. The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City has 35, the Accademia Carrara has 26 in its catalogue, while the remaining 13 are in the private collection of the Colleoni family in Bergamo. Trumps and face cards have a gilt background, while the pip cards are cream-coloured with a flower and vine motif. The two missing trumps are [[The Devil (Tarot)|The Devil]] and [[The Tower]]. Modern published reproductions of this deck usually contain attempted reconstructions of missing cards.

This deck, also known as ''Colleoni-Baglioni'' and ''Francesco Sforza'', was produced around 1451. Originally composed of 78 cards, it now contains 74, i.e. 20 trumps, 15 face cards, and 39 pip cards. The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City has 35, the Accademia Carrara has 26 in its catalogue, while the remaining 13 are in the private collection of the Colleoni family in Bergamo. Trumps and face cards have a gilt background, while the pip cards are cream-coloured with a flower and vine motif. The two missing trumps are [[The Devil (Tarot)|The Devil]] and [[The Tower]]. Modern published reproductions of this deck usually contain attempted reconstructions of missing cards.