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1) This popular tarot, designed by Liz
Hilton and Suzanne Star, and published by
U.S. Games Systems, features mythological
creatures on every card.
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2) Antonio Lupetelli created and
illustrated this charming tarot -- but
don't mistake it for his equally-popular
"Fairy Tarot," also published by Lo
Scarabeo!
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3) When trying to think of the title of
this Lo Scarabeo offering by Giorgio
Trevisian, keep in mind that there are two
right answers!
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4) This simple-but-colorful esoteric
tarot deck also goes by multiple names,
depending on the publisher or distributor.
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5) A popular Japanese tarot that is
often difficult to obtain in the West,
this deck has been republished several
times, and bears the name of its creator.
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6) First published in 2000, this erotic
tarot -- illustrated by Luca Raimondo and
published by Lo Scarabeo -- also features
many beautiful scenes from historic
Venice.
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7) Created by Luigi Scapini -- who also
published the beautiful "Romeo and Juliet"
and "Medieval Scapini" tarots -- this
78-card deck was inspired by historical
European stained glass art.
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8) Although many of its cards -- based
on Native American traditions and
mythologies -- have been renamed (such as
the Magician card, retitled as "Heyokah"
at left), Patricia Beattie and Mike
Giddens 1999 tarot retains most of the
structure of the "traditional 78-card"
deck.
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9) Maria Mestre drew her inspiration
for this tarot -- published by the French
card manufacturer Grimaud -- from Sri
Lankan mythos.
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10) Created by the artist of the
"Carnival of Venice" tarot, this limited
edition 78-card deck features characters
and scenes from Greek legends.
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11) Artist Chris Paradis created this
computer-composited, "musical" tarot in a
limited edition of 500 copies.
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12) Don't get confused -- prolific
tarot creator Osvaldo Menegazzi created
two different limited-edition tarots based
on this same historical theme. Which of
these two historical tarots is shown at
left?
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13) This historic tarot -- originally
created by Ignaz Krebs -- was reproduced
by artist Georg Gottlob and published by
Piatnik in 1984.
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14) Lo Scarabeo published this
majors-only tarot by Sergio Sarri (a.k.a.
Sesar) in 1995 as part of its "Tarocchi
d'Arte" series. HINT: the card shown at
left is the "Temperance" card; the
subtitle reads "La Dolce Vita."
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15) This hard-to-find, majors-only
collage deck was originally self-published
by artist France Poëhr in a limited
edition of 100 copies.
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16) M. Elena Pecchio created this
charming, child-like tarot, which was
published in a limited edition of 2500
copies by Il Meneghello in 1986. HINT: You
can find this deck listed in Kaplan's
Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, on
pages 222-223.
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17) This 1983 majors-only tarot by
Alexandre Mourouzi was published by Samjac
of Switzerland in a limited edition of
2,000 numbered copies (plus 50 extra
unnumber decks). HINT: You can find this
deck listed in Kaplan's Encyclopedia of
Tarot, vol. III, on page 383.
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18) According to Kaplan's
Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III,
the title of this 1982 tarot, created by
Alain Bocher and published by Alrea
Editions of France, "refers to a pulley,
in reference to the metaphor of truth
being like the water in a well, which must
be pulled up from the depths of the self."
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19) This whimsical 1990 tarot,
published by Fournier of Spain, is named
after the artist who created it.
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20) This beautiful, majors-only French
tarot (c. 1995) is comprised of 18
original paintings and photographs
of 4 original sculptures.
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21) This macabre and humorous tarot by
Gianni Maiotti was published in 1987 by Il
Meneghello, in a limited edition of 2,500
copies.
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22) Although illustrated by Gaucinto
Gaudenzi -- who also created the Decameron
Tarot -- the title of this deck is a
hommage to another artist, whose style
Gaudenzi recreates in this 1990,
majors-only deck.
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23) This Dal Negro offering was
illustrated by the 1997 Nobel Laureate in
literature; the tarot also bears the
artist's name.
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24) Each copy of this stunning collage
deck is painstakingly assembled by artist
Alexandra Genetti, creator of the "Wheel
of Change" tarot. (NOTE: the card shown at
left is the 8 of Cups.)
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25) This majors-only deck was
self-published by artist Michael Roman, in
a limited edition of 300 copies.
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