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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