Details of the Celtic Tarot
Solandia's Summary: The Celtic Tarot features traditional Celtic knotwork and mythology, gorgeous colours, and very intricate detail on every card. The minor arcana are essentially pip cards in the same interwoven knotwork style.
Creator(s):
Courtney Davis
&
Helena Paterson
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56
Card Size: 3.00 x 4.50 inches = 7.62cm x 11.43cm
Publisher: Published by Thorsons
1990
Deck Tradition: Mixed
Minor Arcana Style: Decorated Pips
Suits: Cups, Swords, Wands, Coins
Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King
Major Titles: 0 The Fool,
I The Magician,
II The High
Priestess,
III The Empress,
IV The Emperor,
V The Hierophant,
VI The
Lovers,
VII The Chariot,
VIII Strength,
IX The Hermit,
X Wheel of
Fortune,
XI Justice,
XII The Hanged Man,
XIII Death,
XIV
Temperance,
XV The Devil,
XVI The Tower,
XVII The Star,
XVIII The
Moon,
XIX The Sun,
XX Judgement,
XXI The World
The Fool is 0 Strength is 8 Justice is 11
Deck Themes:
Celtic
Card Back: Reversible
Back Design: Symmetrical geometric pattern with Celtic knotwork
Companion Material: 160 page, bound, illustrated book; plastic
VHS-style box.
Languages:
English
Excerpt of the
Celtic Tarot review by Steve Winick: This is the first Tarot deck that I bought, soon after it was published in 1990. As a longtime student of Celtic art, archaeology, and especially folklore, I was as taken with the Celtic mythological aspects as I was with Tarot. Indeed, I did not pick up Tarot studies for another ten years. This review is thus from the perspective of a folklore scholar with a longstanding interest in Celtic stu... read more.
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