LiteraTarot Oceania
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[edit] Description
22 Major Arcana cards Created by 22 Artists. Description: This collaborative deck by 22 Oceania artists (down under) offers imaginative, fresh interpretations of the Tarot. Each artist chose a work of literature or pop fiction that relates to a specific card in the Major Arcana. The card title, book name and Roman numeral card number are clearly displayed. There are witty choices while others are touching or nostalgic, such as Winnie the Pooh for the Fool card (shown above). The artwork, which consists mostly of paintings, drawings, or collage (digital or handmade) creates a cohesive collection, given the literary theme while also making for some interesting contrasts in presentation and interpretation. Many of the books chosen by the artists are easily recognizable as beloved works of fiction (and they also relate in meaning to the given card). Each card was made specifically for this lovely deck and the original artworks hang in the enchanting Museo dei Tarocchi, in Italy. A beautiful deck for collectors and for those who are drawn to art decks though this would also work well for doing Majors only readings. Specs: Cards are numbered, titled; including Literary choices and traditional card titles. Backs: reversible, Card size: (approximately) 2.7 x 4.7 inches, 6.8 x 12 cm. This is a limited, numbered edition of 300 decks. Comes with a 6 page leaflet with card descriptions & meanings shared by each artist. Packaging: Book-style, tied with ribbons securely attached to back and front covers. A card from the deck is fastened to the front with info on the back cover.
[edit] Deck Coordinators
Fern Mercier & Lyn Olds - New Zealand (22 artists contributed to this project including Fern & Lyn)
[edit] Date of Publication
Autumn, 2008
[edit] Publisher
- Published by the Museo dei Tarocchi - publishing house, Hermatena [1]
[edit] Theme
Tarot cards as inspired by literary classics
[edit] Publisher's websites
- The deck, LiteraTarot Oceania will be available at Museo dei Tarocchi on this page: [2]
- Museo dei Tarocchi's website [3]
- A mini website created by Arnell Ando to showcase the Tarot Museum in Italy[4]
- Also, most Tarot decks published by Museo dei Tarocchi - Hermatena are listed on Tarotpedia.
[edit] Reviews
- See a description and 9 cards here [5]
- To see various decks published by Museo dei Tarocchi with descriptions, details and card samples, visit Arnell's site here [6]
[edit] Online Deck Images - links
- Specs & card samples of this deck [7]
