Details of the Soprafino Tarot
Also known as Tarocco Soprafino
Solandia's Summary: The Soprafino Tarot faithfully reproduces the images from the Tarocco Soprafino of F. Gumppenberg in Milan, a deck dating from around 1835. This reproduction by il Meneghello is a numbered edition, limited to 2000. The colours are muted, and faux stains have been printed on the unvarnished cards.
Creator(s):
Carlo DellaRocca
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56
Card Size: 2.09 x 4.17 inches = 5.30cm x 10.60cm
Publisher: Published by il Meneghello
1992
Deck Tradition: Marseilles
Minor Arcana Style: Marseilles-Style Pips
Suits: Bastoni (Wands), Coppe (Cups), Spade (Swords), Denari (Pentacles)
Court Cards: Fante, Cavaliere, Regina, Re
The Fool is 0 Strength is 11 Justice is 8
Deck Themes:
Historical Reproductions
Other Decks by Creator(s):
Classic Tarot
by Carlo DellaRocca.
Card Back: Reversible
Back Design: Geometric wallpaper, dark grey print on cream.
Companion Material: 2 sheets of paper, both in Italian. The white one
has information about tarot history, the major arcana,
and divination methods. The tan sheet has more
detailed information about the origin of this deck.
Languages:
Italian
Excerpt of the
Soprafino Tarot review by Roger Le Fanu: First of all, I should assert at the very outset that this review comes with a forewarning. Much as I would like to think that a good review offers an even-handed, balanced critique, outlining all the good aspects and all the negative aspects, in this case, I simply cannot offer a so-called balanced review, in keeping with tradition. I just can’t do it; the reason being that this is quite simply t... read more.
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