Shakespearian Tarot

Details of the Shakespearian Tarot

Solandia's Summary: Based on Shakespeare's many and varied plays, the Shakespearian Tarot deck shows Romeo and Juliet as the Lovers, Hamlet as the Hanged Man and Lear the Hermit. Each card has a quote from a Shakespeare play which matches the image.

Creator(s): Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki & Paul Hardy

Type: Tarot Deck   Number of Cards: 78    Major Arcana: 22    Minor Arcana: 56

Card Size: 2.37 x 4.37 inches = 6.03cm x 11.11cm

Publisher: Published by Aquarian Press 1997

Deck Tradition: Mixed

Suits: Orbs, Crowns, Swords, Sceptres

Court Cards: King, Queen, Lord, Lady
The Fool is 0   Strength is 8   Justice is 11

Deck Themes: Medieval & Renaissance

Card Back: Non-reversible

Back Design: Orange-yellow colour, with a vase with vines and flowers coming out of it.

Languages: English

Excerpt of the Shakespearian Tarot review by Fairyhedgehog: The Shakespearian Tarot was created by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, who also designed the Servants of the Light deck. It is intended to be a working tarot deck which will appeal equally to tarot enthusiasts and to lovers of Shakespeare. The rich illustrations by Paul Hardy, quotes from Shakespeare and Dolores' expertise in the Tarot somehow fail to come together into the expected masterpiece bu... read more.

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