Details of the Major Tom's Tarot of Marseilles
Solandia's Summary: Major Tom's Tarot of Marseilles is a unique deck based primarily on the iconography of the Dodal Marseilles, but with a modern twist in dress and attitude. First printed in a limited edition of 50 decks during the 2005 Melbourne International Tarot Conference, it's now also being published by Schiffer Books.
Creator(s):
Thomas Schick
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56
Publisher: Published by Assocation for Tarot Studies
2005
Deck Tradition: Marseilles
Minor Arcana Style: Marseilles-Style Pips
The Fool is 0 Strength is 11 Justice is 8
Deck Themes:
Marseilles-Inspired
Other Decks by Creator(s):
Major Tom's Tarot,
Major Tom's Tarot of Marseilles (2nd ed.)
by Thomas Schick.
Card Back: Reversible
Companion Material: None
Languages:
English
Excerpt of the
Major Tom's Tarot of Marseilles review by Solandia: Major Tom Schick's inspiration for his modern Marseilles cards was the historical French style of cards, known in English as the Tarot of Marseilles and dating back to the early eighteenth century. His concept was the remain as true to the Marseilles iconography as possible, while translating their dress from the medieval European style to what they could be wearing today - and making it more rele... read more.
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