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Title: Golden Tarot Deck by Kat Black ISBN: 1-57281-434-9 Publisher: U.S. Games Systems Pub. Date: March, 2004 Format: Cards Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Amazing New Tarot set destinted to become a classic
Comment: I buy a lot of Tarot decks and end up turning around and selling many of them when they don't live up to my expectations, but the Golden Tarot by Kat Black is a keeper. What an amazing deck!
The collage work is nearly seamless and, because the images are taken from paintings rather than photographs, it doesn't look like a collage deck at all. It looks like someone discovered a series of Renaissance paintings on the subject of Tarot! And as others have mentioned, the symbolism is similiar enough to RWS that anyone familiar with that classic should be comfortable with this deck right out of the box.
The cards themselves are smooth and silky-feeling and strong enough to hold up to use, without being overly stiff. The gilt edges give the deck a rich look. And I LOVE the packaging US Games has come up with for this set and hope they use this design in the future! The box is sturdy and attractive and easy to use without mangling the cards getting them in and out. And the book, while small compared to a "real" book, is MUCH larger and more comprehensive than the typical LWB that accompanies most decks.
If I could give this set more than 5 stars, I would!
Rating: 5
Summary: An Amazing Deck for an Amazing Price!
Comment: Like some of the other reviewers, I too have collected a number of tarot decks over the years, always searching for that one perfect deck. Some I've bought have come close, while others I have eventually gotten rid of for lack of interest or utility.
The Golden Tarot Deck not only fulfills all I have looked for in a tarot deck, it surpasses what I have looked for. As I will use this deck primarily, I may just buy another one in case I wear this one out!
As others have already noted, I was amazed at the price for such a sumptous deck. I have bought decks that cost more than this one that were not even close to this level of execution or quality. The box the deck comes in is very sturdy and beautiful. The accompanying book slides in nicely with the cards so that you can carry both around.
As for the deck, it is richly detailed, gorgeously colored and, for, someone like me who prefers the Rider Waite icnography, this desk is both familiar and strange in that the imagery of RW is still there, but with new interpretive images and symbols that stir the imagination.
I highly recommend this deck for novices and for those who have used the tarot for years. It is a stunning piece of work and it will be hard for anyone to top both the quality of the deck and its packaging. Excellent work!
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful representation of history and digital integration
Comment: The art integration also refreshes and revisits art for fans of old Medieval to Renaissance. If you wanted your own set of personal gilded minatures for tarot enjoyment and storytelling, this is a fascinating collector item. I found it as an affordable visual tour of International Gothic art, worthy of many museum stores. Kat Black gives an excellent image source description in her well-done minature book.
Trumps and minors draw from backgrounds and beautiful historic sites in Europe, including historic monument such the Schifanioa Palace of Ferarra. If you visit www.goldentarot.com, you can read more about her work and see all the images. She also has beautiful related products for the collector.
The digital integration of many sources is done so seamlessly, I see each card as an independent work of art. I can well believe it took some 1600 hours to complete the deck.
After a few uses, you will find some of the gilted edges have a bit of dust at the edges of the book or cards. If you are not allergic to this, this is a very minor nit. However I've encountered people who need to know this before buying products with metallic residue.
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Title: Understanding the Tarot Court (Columbia Classics) by Mary K. Greer, Tom Little ISBN: 0738702862 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Tarot of the Animal Lords by Angelo Giannini ISBN: 0738704474 Publisher: Llewellyn Espanol Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Bruegel Tarot by Guido Zibordi Marchesi ISBN: 0738704466 Publisher: Llewellyn Espanol Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Buddha Tarot Companion: A Mandala of Cards by Robert Michael Place, Robert O'Neill ISBN: 1567185290 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Buddha Tarot with Other and Booklet by Robert M. Place ISBN: 0738704415 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 13 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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