Tarot de Madrid
Black-and-white photographs of models whose faces are made up using elements found on the major arcana.
Perhaps surprisingly, the faces of the models in these black-and-white photographs stand out remarkably well against their black backgrounds. The faces wear make-up and headgear to resemble the major arcana they represent. The photographers and designers credited on the back of the booklet are Mercedes Fraga, Ester Plana, M. Luisa de la Puerta, Jesús Ros and Javier Sempere. The card titles are in Spanish. On the reverse is an 8-pointed star. See the box►
Margarita Arnal explains the concept in the booklet (page 19):
References
Kaplan, Stuart R. The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Volume III. Stamford, CT, USA: U.S. Games Systems, Inc.; 1990. pp 324 & 326.
By Roddy Somerville
Member since May 31, 2022
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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