Mantegna Tarot
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Title
Mantegna Tarot
Subject
Historical tarot
Description
Despite its name, the Mantegna deck is not a true tarot, and does not have traditional suits, major arcana, or court cards.
It consists of 50 cards divided into 5 classes (E through A) of 10 cards each.
This deck is accompanied by a fold-out guide (not quite a full LWB) that explains some background to the Mantegna, then provides directions for laying out a complex game of divinatory solitaire. I haven't tried it, but it looks interesting; the directions are too complex to relay here.
The box is the standard LS cardboard tuckbox format, but with added silver stamping embellishment.Â
The cards measure 12 cm tall x 6.6 cm wide.
The card stock is smooth and flexible, with a matte finish. The cards feature silver metallic stamping that is truly beautiful in person. It makes the deck look and feel luxurious.
The card back design is fully reversible.
No artist's or designer's name is given on the box, but the fold-out guide credits Atanas Atanassov with this redesign of the historical deck.
For background on the Mantegna, see:
Mantegna Tarocchi (Wikipedia)
"An Hermetic Origin of the Tarot Cards? A Consideration of the Tarocchi of Mantegna" by Adam McLean
It consists of 50 cards divided into 5 classes (E through A) of 10 cards each.
- Class E: Human Conditions
- Class D: Apollo and the Muses
- Class C: Arts and Sciences
- Class B: Genuises and Virtues
- Class A: Planets and Celestial Spheres
This deck is accompanied by a fold-out guide (not quite a full LWB) that explains some background to the Mantegna, then provides directions for laying out a complex game of divinatory solitaire. I haven't tried it, but it looks interesting; the directions are too complex to relay here.
The box is the standard LS cardboard tuckbox format, but with added silver stamping embellishment.Â
The cards measure 12 cm tall x 6.6 cm wide.
The card stock is smooth and flexible, with a matte finish. The cards feature silver metallic stamping that is truly beautiful in person. It makes the deck look and feel luxurious.
The card back design is fully reversible.
No artist's or designer's name is given on the box, but the fold-out guide credits Atanas Atanassov with this redesign of the historical deck.
For background on the Mantegna, see:
Mantegna Tarocchi (Wikipedia)
"An Hermetic Origin of the Tarot Cards? A Consideration of the Tarocchi of Mantegna" by Adam McLean
Creator
Atanassov, Atanas A.
Publisher
Lo Scarabeo
Date
© 2000
Format
50 cards (plus 25 interpretation cards)
Language
Multilingual
Type
Historical
Identifier
978-0738700915
Citation
Atanassov, Atanas A., “Mantegna Tarot,” The Osborne Tarot Collection, accessed September 8, 2024, http://tarot.zerosummer.org/items/show/322.
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