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Perspectives on the History of Tarot

Tarot, originally a 15th century card game from Italy, has evolved into a form of personal mysticism and spiritual exploration, offering new visions of expanding awareness.

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Natural History Tarot 1810

Natural History Tarot

Natural History Tarot published by G M, Germany, early 19th C.

New Palladini Tarot 1996

New Palladini Tarot

“The New Palladini Tarot” by David Palladini published by U.S. Games Inc., in 1996.

Nine Lives Tarot 2013

Nine Lives Tarot

Nine Lives Tarot by Annette Abolins represents the artist’s creative and spiritual perspective on life.

OCCO Game of Tarot 2013

OCCO Game of Tarot

Scott Hill has been working on a tarot pack which can also be used to play card games, the pack has been designed to revive tarot and make it a fun and social interaction.

Oliver Mundy tarot

Oliver Mundy tarot

Original Tarot designs in Italian Renaissance style by Oliver Mundy.

Oriental Scenes tarock 1880

Oriental Scenes tarock

Trumps have oriental scenes on one end of the card, and mermaids, mermen, assorted sea serpents and monsters on the other end.

Perspectives on the History of Tarot 1435

Perspectives on the History of Tarot

Tarot, originally a 15th century card game from Italy, has evolved into a form of personal mysticism and spiritual exploration, offering new visions of expanding awareness.

Pixel Tarot 2022

Pixel Tarot

This tarot deck pays tribute to the golden age of pixelated video games, drawing inspiration from the simplicity of pixel art graphics.

Politisk Tarot 1997

Politisk Tarot

Swedish politicians caricatured by Dan Glimne in a set of Tarot trumps.

Pomeranian Tarot 1852

Pomeranian Tarot

A Pomeranian Tarot deck with etchings by Georg Pommer published by Conrad Jegel, 1852.

Ramses II tarot 1975

Ramses II tarot

Ramses II Tarot deck was published c.1975 in conjunction with a Peruvian occult or esoteric magazine.

Rider Waite Tarot - details compared

Rider Waite Tarot - details compared

After the first edition of the Rider-Waite tarot in 1909 four further editions were published till approx 1940. These differ in several attributes: outline artwork, colours, lettering and card thickness.

Rider Waite Tarot early editions

Rider Waite Tarot early editions

Rider Waite Tarot early editions

Rider-Waite Tarot 1909

Rider-Waite Tarot

The Rider Waite Tarot was created at the beginning of the 20th century by Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith.

Rolla Nordic Tarot 1960

Rolla Nordic Tarot

Rolla Nordic Tarot was drawn by Paul Mathison.

Russell Grant tarot 1999

Russell Grant tarot

Russell Grant astro-tarot with optimistic and motivational illustrations by Kay Smith.

Self-Guided Tarot by Cameo Victor 1999

Self-Guided Tarot by Cameo Victor

Human beings have always yearned to understand the experience of life. The knowledge that we seek is not really hidden, we each have to find it within ourselves.

Serravalle-Sesia Tarot 1880

Serravalle-Sesia Tarot

Serravalle-Sesia Tarot published by Fratelli Avondo, c.1880.

Shipman’s Guide: early card-packs and the Arcana

Shipman’s Guide: early card-packs and the Arcana

In late medieval Europe, among the various forms of card-sets that were tried, two were apparently found most useful.

Sola-Busca Tarocchi 1491

Sola-Busca Tarocchi

The Sola-Busca Tarocchi, c.1491