The Tarot Garden Library
Featured Deck
Designer(s), Artist(s): Giacinto Gaudenzi
Country of Publication: Italy
Number of Cards: 24 -- 22 standard majors plus 2
original,
printed 3 to a sheet
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Status:
Limited edition of 99 copies (approximately 10
handcolored; the rest in black-and-white)
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i Tarocchi delle Mille e una
Notte
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Italian artist Giacinto Gaudenzi
may be best known to tarot enthusiasts as
the creator of i Tarocchi del'Alba
Dorata (Tarots of the Golden Dawn) and
Tarocchi di Dürer, both
published by Lo Scarabeo. In his Mille
e una Notte (1001 nights) tarot folio,
Gaudenzi explores the "erotic side" of the
famous Arabian tales of Scheherezade.
Here, Gaudenzi has created 24 images,
the first 22 of which correspond to the
cards of the "traditional" tarot major
arcana. The cards are printed 3 to a
sheet, so Gaudenzi has filled out his
image gallery with two original cards.
Each sheet measures approximately 14" x
10". The print set is encased in a lovely
blue canvas-covered bookcase box.
This work was released as a very
limited edition of black-and-white prints,
although a select few (approximately 10)
were hand-colored by the artist.
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