Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #970869 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Cards

About the Author
Since 1987, Art Publisher Lo Scarabeo has published over 100 Tarot decks that have been acclaimed all over the world for originality and quality. Only the best Italian and International artists are selected for our new decks, and the result is that Lo Scarabeo's decks are all recognizable as an exceptional artistic value.TraditionOne of Lo Scarabeo's goals is the preservation of traditional Tarot decks.DevelopmentNew decks and ideas are continually gathered from all over the world. This allows Lo Scarabeo to produce some of the most innovative decks available today.QualityLo Scarabeo is committed to ever increasing quality and beauty of their products.Distribution*Llewellyn is the exclusive distributor of Lo Scarabeo products in North America.

Customer Reviews

Art deck not for reading
Bosch, of course, never designed a Tarot deck, nor, we may safely assume, did he produce his paintings with the intention that they would someday be adapted into a deck, even though he may have been familiar with the Tarot decks extant at the time. This deck is a modern adaptation of Bosch's artwork, manipulated into the Tarot format.

Its success depends on how you intend to use it. Many of the figures, especially the Minor Arcana, seem arbitrary - an odd, disturbing monster carrying the requisite number of pip objects. I don't believe that all decks must be versions of the Rider-Waite, but if another image is used on a card, it should carry the same level of mystery and evocative power. Those qualities are not present in many of the cards in this deck.

For someone like myself who collects Tarot decks primarily for their artwork, and also has a fondness for Bosch, this deck is a fresh and delightful exploration of that artist's work. I can't recommend using it for any other purpose.

Beautifully Colored
the most beautifully colored tarot cards!!
i havent start reading the cards, cause i am not yet familiar with the meanings of the cards.
i dont recommend beginners to use this deck. since this is my 1st deck,its not easy to catch the true meaning & symbols in these colorful drawings.

Strange, but not excessively dark.
I don't think this deck is quite as dark as one of the previous reviewers suggests. If you want something truly dark, try the H.R. Giger deck or (according to some) Crowley's Thoth Tarot. The former is truly and fascinatingly nightmarish but contains only the major arcana. The latter has very thought-provoking correspondences.

This deck is very strange, however, and not simply because of the bizarre pictures. The interpretations of some cards, especially in the minor arcana, are not the same as in other decks. If you are used to "standard" interpretations, you may find that this deck throws you for a loop at times. Personally, I've found it a useful deck for stimulating the imagination and more intuitive, symbolic processes.

I would give it 4 1/2 stars if I could, but I'm not quite ready to give it a 5 because, well, some figures in the minor arcana seem to be drawn just to be strange rather than to convey some form of actual symbolism. Maybe I'm wrong, though. See what you think.