What other LS and U.S. Games decks are on the horizon?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 27 Apr 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Rusty Neon	27 Apr 2003
Hi all .... I was wondering what other Lo Scarabeo and U.S. Games decks are on the horizon (besides the ones I already know about)? The ones I already know about from a well-known vendor site are the following: Lo Scarabeo (a lot of them): Leonardo Da Vinci Tarot, an Etteilla II deck, Spirit of Flowers, Tarot of Mermaids, Tarot of the New Vision, Vikings, Bruegel, Teen Witches, Animal Lords, Gothic Tarot of Vampires, US Games: New Century Tarot, Radiant Rider-Waite tarot.

Jeannette	27 Apr 2003
Don't forget about Kat Black's "Golden Tarot"! Here on Aeclectic, I believe in the thread on the deck, Kat had mentioned a target release date of October 2003? The information hasn't hit the catalogs that are sent out to the dealers, but I assume that Kat knows how things are progressing on the publication of her deck. Here's a link to the thread, if you haven't already reviewed it and want more information: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7296 You can keep checking our website upcoming releases page for more information. As soon as such information becomes available to the resellers, we put it up on our website ASAP. -- Jeannette http://www.tarotgarden.com

Cerulean	28 Apr 2003
Riccardo mentioned in 2004 there might be a reproduction of a D'Este tarot from a that actually was misnamed Charles VI, from an unnamed Ferrerese artist. I'd have to search for the thread. It seems like Autumn through October/December and early Spring is when many new titles come out...so starting in the summer, we might get more information. It's fun to check out Amazon.com UK or U.S. and look under 'tarot' and then sort by date. Anything coming within the next few months that is in their database will yield new titles. Happy hunting. Mari Hoshizaki

Cerulean	15 May 2003
Spirit of Flowers, Leonardo, Vikings and the Grand Etteilla (Patterned after the Jeu Des Dames French version) are all on Alidastore.com now...from L.S. We're still awaiting Mermaids and I'm curious about New Vision from L.S. I'll be checking Tarotgarden.com from the U.S. side. Mari H.

firemaiden	15 May 2003
shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame, shaaaaaaaaaaame, shame on you!! Now I have just ordered the Vikings and the Flowers. And it is going on credit cards, and I couldn't afford it. This is veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery baaaaaaaaad!!!

Cerulean	16 May 2003
My turn to confess--Leonardo and Spirit of Flowers. While no one initially talked about the Spirit of Flowers, the scans impressed me for different sentimental reasons. And so, here's to summer tarots and new tarot-tales to tell :). Mari H.

fairyhedgehog	16 May 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Mari_Hoshizaki It's fun to check out Amazon.com UK or U.S. and look under 'tarot' and then sort by date. I never tried that before: oh no, another way of finding decks I can lust after :D

divinerguy	16 May 2003
I heard a rumour about The Redneck Tarot. Its a 78 card deck that comes complete with rusty appliances on the lawn and dogs hiding under the mobile home porch.

Rusty Neon	16 May 2003
divinerguy ... I don't know if this is the one you had in mind, but in a proposed Redneck Tarot deck (link below), the Empress is called the Trailer Queen. http://www.paganbear.com/RedneckTarot.html

Jeannette	20 May 2003
I've received confirmation from Riccardo that the newest LS releases (Spirit of Flowers, Book of Thoth, Leonardo da Vinci, and Vikings decks) will be shipped from Italy to the North American distributors next week. Furthermore, the N.A. distributor (Llewellyn Worldwide) has confirmed that the reseller preorder discounts remain in effect, despite the earlier-than-announced release of these four titles. As a result, we expect to receive them at Tarot Garden at the end of June, at which time we will immediately fulfill all of our pending preorders. And, thanks to the retention of the preorder discount period, we can continue to offer the 20% preorder discount to anyone who requests it, through 27 June 2003. For more information on these and other upcoming releases, folks are welcome to visit our Upcoming Releases page. Any questions can be directed to me personally at my Tarot Garden address (jkr@tarotgarden.com) or via the Aeclectic PM system. -- Jeannette http://www.tarotgarden.com

divinerguy	21 May 2003
Heard a rumor about a pocket sized Tarot Art Nouveau (Castelli) coming out. Any truth to it?

Cerulean	21 May 2003
The Book of Thoth is directly derived from the tarot Egyptien or Grand Jeu de Oracle des Dames, Grand Etteilla III pattern, I believe it is called. My French reproduction has the Julia Orsini text, the Lo Scarabeo version has the booklet with 14 pages in English, Italian, Spanish, French and it looks like German to me. Lo Scarabeo's version has divinatory meanings by Roderico Tebani and introduction by Giordano Berti. Their descriptions are simpler and I think I might be able to understand how to do a reading with them. I'm still figuring out the French one. My French Jeu des Dames reproduction has more spreads and odd to my modern eyes correspondences in their description---the fortune-telling aspect is that certain cards surrounding or accompanying the card being described will signify something more specific---for instance, it might pertain to your spouse or business associate. Spirit of Flowers is very very pretty. A gentle reading with floral assignments and childish sprites. My heart and humor belongs to the Leonardo at the moment, as the illustrated minors include some of my favorite Leonardo paintings assigned in interesting ways. The perfect proportional man is the Ace of Pentacles, the Woman with Ermine is Queen of Wands and the subdued tints make me think I am looking at actual sketchbook reproductions.

Maan	21 May 2003
Quote: Originally posted by divinerguy Heard a rumor about a pocket sized Tarot Art Nouveau (Castelli) coming out. Any truth to it? Its true, its in the new catalogue from Lo Scarabeo

Cerulean	21 May 2003
I saw it listed on Amazon. Does this mean 78 cards? Thanks. Mari

Maan	21 May 2003
yeah i think so..in the catalogue there are cards pictured from the major arcana aswel as the minor

firemaiden	21 May 2003
You mean lo Scarabeo has a catalogue? Where do I get one?

RiccardoLS	21 May 2003
Yes, the mini Art Nouveau will be 78 cards. Yes, Lo Scarabeo has a catalogue. You can ask for it directly in Lo Scarabeo: info@loscarabeo.com And... (miracle) we are placing it online on the website soon! (but until it will be there I will never believe it) :D

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