In an earlier post, Heroes Warriors and Worthies, we took a look at the naming of the Court Cards in French playing card decks and how these have been incorporated into Dame Fortune’s Tarot Wheel. Another deck that incorporates named court cards is the Sola Busca Tarot. This deck originated Read more…
I recently bought a handful of Marseilles-type Tarot decks and the Ancient Tarots of Lombardy is one of them. This design dates from 1810, according to the box. It is published by Lo Scarabeo and comes with the LWB details (written by Giordano Berti) on cards, rather than a leaflet. Read more…
The Page of Swords – Sola-Busca Tarot If you have a passion for classical Tarot decks, you will know that the Wolfgang Mayer version of the 15th century Sola-Busca Tarot is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Giordano Berti, Tarot author and scholar, is the man behind this work and Read more…