I Gatti Originali di Evelyne Nicod

Evelyne Nicod is known for her artistic creations linked to the world of the cat. In this set of black-and-white etchings for the major arcana, cats replace humans throughout. The designs are clever and mildly humorous. The card titles are in French. This, the first printing, was a numbered edition of 1,500 packs (with a separate edition of 500 packs for the American market). One of the two accompanying leaflets has an introductory presentation by Pina Andronico Tosonotti; the other is one of Osvaldo Menegazzi’s standard leaflets (in Italian) for reading the Tarot. See the cover►

Above: “I Gatti Originali di Evelyne Nicod” major arcana created by Evelyne Nicod, published by Il Meneghello di O. Menegazzi, Milan, Italy, 1985. 22 cards + 1 title card + 2 leaflets, in red and black marbled cover tied with red ribbon. Size: 74.5 x 110 mm.

References

Kaplan, Stuart R. The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Volume III. Stamford, CT, USA: U.S. Games Systems, Inc.; 1990. pp 137 & 138.

Note

I also have two individual designs on handmade paper, one for a title card and one for trump XIIII. I no longer remember how I come to have these. The designs differ from the published pack discussed above and the format is also different, being 79 x 123 mm approx . If anyone has more information about these items, please get in touch.