Details of the Original Rider Waite Tarot
Also known as The Original Rider Waite Tarot Pack
Solandia's Summary: The Original Rider-Waite Tarot differs from the Rider-Waite Tarot, as it has less saturated colours and a brownish hue, titles as drawn by Pamela Colman-Smith, and a more decorative back pattern.
Creator(s):
A E Waite
&
Pamela Colman-Smith
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56
Card Size: 2.75 x 3.75 inches = 6.99cm x 9.53cm
Publisher: Published by US Games
1999
Deck Tradition: Rider-Waite-Smith
Minor Arcana Style: RWS-Based Scenes
Suits: Cups, Swords, Wands, Pentacles
Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King
The Fool is 0 Strength is 8 Justice is 11
Deck Themes:
Rider-Waite Clones
Other Decks by Creator(s):
Centenary Special Rider-Waite Tarot,
Giant Rider-Waite Tarot,
Glow in the Dark Tarot,
Pocket Rider Waite Tarot,
Rider-Waite Tarot,
Rider-Waite Tarot (1971),
Rider-Waite Tarot (University Books),
Smith-Waite Tarot Centennial Edition Deck,
The Complete Tarot Kit,
Universal Waite Tarot
by Pamela Colman-Smith.
Giant Rider-Waite Tarot,
Pocket Rider Waite Tarot,
Rider-Waite Tarot,
Rider-Waite Tarot (1971),
Rider-Waite Tarot (University Books),
The Complete Tarot Kit
by A E Waite.
Card Back: Reversible
Back Design: Alternating blue and white rose and lily grid pattern
Languages:
English
Excerpt of the
Original Rider Waite Tarot review by Christopher Butler: One of the first decks I owned was the standard Rider Waite, published by U.S. Games/AGM Muller. Indeed, this is the deck that everyone is familiar with. As you learn more about the tarot, you quickly begin to discover that the Rider Waite has been ‘cloned’ on countless occasions, the black and white drawings being clothed by many artists in sometimes tasteful, often outrageous colours.
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