Il Tarocco Mitologico
Fully pictorial Tarot designed by Amerigo Folchi with figures mainly from Greek mythology.
Set against vibrantly coloured, marbled backgrounds with a different colour or set of colours for each suit, the largely Greek mythological figures resemble classical marble statues. Amerigo Folchi’s imaginative designs are attractive in terms both of their variety and of the range of colours used. The card names and titles appear top and bottom in both Italian and English. The double-ended back design includes part of an Ionic column. The text for the extensive booklet in Italian and English was written by Andrea Gamboni. Numbered edition of 3,000 packs.
Above: Il Tarocco Mitologico designed by Amerigo Folchi, made and published by Italcards, Bologna, Italy, 1988. 78 cards + 2 extra cards + 62-page booklet in Italian and English + sleeve in tuck box. Size: 70.5 x 110 mm.
Sadly, this prolific artist died in Pistoia in 2020 at the age of 67, a victim of COVID-19. One curious mistake: Folchi’s first name is incorrectly spelt on the box sides (“Americo”) • See the box
Some other Tarot packs designed by Amerigo Folchi:-
- Il Tarocco del Mondo Nuovo
- Il Tarocco di Amerigo Folchi
- Il Tarocco di Colombo
- Il Tarocco di Sissi
- I Tarocchi nei Colori della Toscana
- Master Tarot (AGM)
- Millennium Tarot (ASS)
- Omaggio a Erté
- Tarocco del Carnevale di Venezia
- Tarocco storico del Palio di Pistoia
- Tarocco storico della Città di Ferrara
By Roddy Somerville
France • Member since May 31, 2022 • Contact
Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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