Lo Scarabeo’s popular Universal Tarot deck is now available with gold foil highlights.
Italian painter Roberto de Angelis lends a modern, more realistic approach to the classic Rider-Waite imagery. His dynamic interpretation is perfect for beginning readers, who will recognize the familiar characters and tableaus updated with sophisticated color and less cluttered compositions. Now adorned with brilliant gold impressions designed to take on an antique, distressed appearance over time, the Golden Universal Tarot Deck will attract collectors and tarot enthusiasts of all levels.
Boxed deck (2¾ x 4¾) includes 78 full-color cards and instruction booklet
I really like this deck. The images are crisp and clear. Roberto De Angelis changes some of the images on the cards but I think that his changes add to the cards instead of take away from them. If you are a fan of the Waite Smith Deck then this deck is for you.Note: the gold foil is a nice addition. On some of the minors it looks like it is coming off. This is intentional so the cards take on a more antiqued look over time and with use.
Better than expected These cards are beautifully made, some changes but slight. But changes made seems to be better. These cards are great for the collector and the reader.
Lovely deck BUT kind of strange gold foil treatment Pre ordered this deck and was excited to receive today. I quickly took off the cellophane and started going through the cards. I liked the cardstock, the thin borders and the size of the cards (if you will be shuffling them, a good size, not too big or small). All looked GREAT for over about 1/3 of the cards, and then I started noticing what looked like incomplete, chipped or cracked foil. On some of the cards, it’s obviously MEANT to be that way for shading purposes. Other cards just look like the gold foil is starting to chip off, it’s uneven and rough between where foil was, and where it wasn’t, to make more peeling possible even with minimal handling. Two of the suits of the deck look really good, two have issues with the foil. I have the Visconti Sforza by the same company and that deck has about the same amount of gold foil and it isn’t cracking or peeling. I would have given this deck five stars if not for that. Again, the majority of the cards look just perfect, which…