Details of the Cary-Yale Visconti Tarot
Solandia's Summary: The Cary-Yale Visconti Tarot is a faithful reproduction of an original Italian fifteenth century tarot deck. The deck has the 67 cards that are still in existence in Yale University's Cary Collection of Playing Cards, plus recreations for 19 missing cards. This Visconti deck is also unusual because it has male and female Knights and Pages in the court cards.
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 86
Publisher: Published by US Games
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Deck Themes:
Historical Reproductions,
Visconti
Excerpt of the
Cary-Yale Visconti Tarot review by James Mathis: When I first acquired this deck I was so impressed by its art. The cards are rich with gold. The pictures have a distinct fabric texture. The deck consists of 86 cards. There the 22 majors and 64 minors. The additional cards come from male and female knights and pages. The Popess (Priestess) is replaced by Charity; the Pope (Hierophant) is replaced by Faith; and the Star is Hope. Thus the three vi... read more.
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