Details of the Tarot de la Rea
Solandia's Summary: Created by a French artist, the Tarot de la Rea resembles the Tarot de Marseilles with its wood-block images and plentiful use of blue and red. It was issued in two versions, "gold" and regular. Both
use gold and silver ink on the cards, but the "gold" version has gilt edges.
Creator(s):
Alain Bocher
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56
Card Size: 2.85 x 5.12 inches = 7.25cm x 13.00cm
Publisher: Self Published
1982
Deck Tradition: Marseilles
Minor Arcana Style: Decorated Pips
Suits: Epee, Deniers, Baton, Coupe
Court Cards: Valet, Cavalier, Reine, Roi
Major Titles: le mat, le bateleur, la papesse, limperatrice,
l'empereur, le pape, lamouraux, le chariot, la justice,
l'hermite, la roue de fortune, la force, le pendu, unnamed
13, temperance, le diable,la maison-dieu, le toule, la
lune, le soleil, le jugement, le monde
The Fool is Unnumbered Strength is 11 Justice is 8
Deck Themes:
Marseilles-Inspired
Card Back: Non-reversible
Back Design: A brilliantly-colored masked, caped figure on a black background
Companion Material: LWB in French and English.
Languages:
French
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