May 5th, 2017 § Comments Off on The Shakespeare Tarot § permalink
If you’re a Shakespeare fan, and a lover of Tarot, you might be interested in this new Tarot project by Chris Leech. It’s appropriately called – The Shakespeare Tarot.
These cards look absolutely beautiful. And I like their horizontal positioning, very interesting. It gives more room within the images, and Leech has put that space to good use.
Designed by Robert M. Place, this fabulous looking new Majors-only deck comes in a box set that includes the 24 deluxe large size cards, and a 186 page companion book written by Rachel Pollack.
Till now, the only known copy of this deck from XVII Century Bologna was in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, but The International Museum of Tarot is bringing it back.
Take a look at the video below to see images from this beautiful and historic deck, and if you’d like to learn more, or even get a copy for yourself, visit the Fine Dalla Torre Tarot project page.
Inspired by vintage horror comics, this hand drawn deck looks kind of spooky, but very very fun! It’s the Twisted Tarot Tales deck by James Battersby and Christine Aguiar. Take a look at the video below, and/or visit the Twisted Tarot Tales project page to learn more …
One of my favourite deck designers has done it again! Robert M. Place has created a brand new Tarot deck based on the oldest known Tarot deck in the world – The Marziano Tarot.
Though no cards from the original deck exist, Place re-created the images based on descriptions from its designer, Marziano da Tortona, as he wrote about the cards back in the 15th Century.
It’s a fascinating story, and if you’d like to learn more, and maybe even order a copy of the deck for yourself, visit the Marziano Tarotproject page.
The project features two surreal Major Arcana decks, one focusing on questions of growth (Sunrise) and one focusing on issues surrounding detatchment and closure (Sunset).
To see both decks and to learn more about the project, take a look at the video below, and/or visit the Sunrise & Sunset Tarot project page.
Using only one form (the circle), the four elements, and six basic colours, Michael Bridge-Dickson has designed a beautiful deck. It’s simple and contemporary in design, while maintaining the traditional concepts of the Marseille tradition.
Having already posted about two Tarot projects last week (The Psychobilly Tarot and The Ghetto Tarot), I was a little hesitant to post about another one so soon. But since this one is so very different from the other two, I thought I’d go ahead.