Le Carte delgi Elfi Tarot

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 Apr 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

September Pixie	30 Apr 2004
Does anyone know how to get a hold of one of these decks?!? I can't find anything about it online at ALL!! Is it even published? Le Carte delgi Elfi http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/carte-degli-elfi/

Jewel	30 Apr 2004
I believe they have them for sale at Tarot Garden, but I am not sure. If you learn anything please pass it on, I am also interested in learning more about this deck ... faeries after all *LOL*

September Pixie	30 Apr 2004
I didn't find them on their website.. :-/ hmm maybe I will email them.

HudsonGray	01 May 2004
All I could find were German sites that needed translation, and one that said "55 Karten Author ·Tiziana Mattera; ReleaseDate: April 2000 ... " Not much else out there on it. I wonder why?

Cerulean	04 May 2004
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Tiziana+Mattera&imageField.y=11&imageField.x=30&ph=2&cmid=hp-search-form&sts=t If you email the bookseller, ask if they have the card set and book in stock and the title as you know it...chances are, they will reply in English of they are willing to sell it overseas... Trigono.com has links, but it doesn't look like they have a selling option right now. http://www.trigono.com/cgi-bin/frontcart/frontcart.pl?fc_language=ita&command=details&itemcode=MAT%20013 Publishing information: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.edizionilpuntodincontro.it/cop45/Elfi45.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.edizionilpuntodincontro.it/foreign_rights.htm&h=61&w=45&sz=3&tbnid=AUGum71LbxMJ:&tbnh=61&tbnw=45&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLe%2BCarte%2Bdegli%2BElfi%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN Maybe checking amazon.com.de or German sellers... Mondo alternative--looks like Italian distributor. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.mondoalternativo.com/shopsite_tx/store/html/media/MAT013.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mondoalternativo.com/shopsite_tx/store/html/Carte-Sciamaniche.html&h=92&w=66&sz=10&tbnid=oZ4VlzquXkIJ:&tbnh=73&tbnw=53&start=2&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLe%2BCarte%2Bdegli%2BElfi%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN A small step. Beautiful cards. Hope you can get the translaton with the links to help in the hunt... Mari

Cerulean	04 May 2004
http://members.fortunecity.com/magicwitch/naturespiritspage_frame.html

dolphingirl	05 May 2004
If anyone finds this deck in the US I would love to know. I love the artwork it is so soft but vibrant! Thanks for the extra pictures of it, now you have all made me want it more lol

September Pixie	05 May 2004
Thank you so much for all the help, Cerulean. I have emailed all of them.. This is THE ONE deck for me.. that I have been DYING to find.. *crosses fingers* I hope, I hope!! dolphingirl - I don't know if you will have much luck in the US.. I haven't :( I am waiting to hear from Tarot Garden.. I will let you know if they have anything.

September Pixie	05 May 2004
Jeannette at Tarot Garden has offered to put in a request for a deck for me.. I am sure if you email them at Tarot Garden she will snag one for you too if she finds it :)

September Pixie	06 May 2004
I am STILL looking for this deck.. the links Cerulean has provided have been suddenly changed :(

Savoyali	07 May 2004
Strange, Cerulean's links still work for me. Care to try them again, Nina? Apparently there are only German and Italian versions, though apparently in both many cards have English names. The German amazon has the cards at €12.90 and the book (in German, of course) for €9.90. They charge €15.50 postage for one book to the USA, plus €2.50 for each additional item; the actual postage rate should be €12, very possibly even with the book (based on experience with average decks sent in bubble wrap envelopes). If Jeannette can't get her hands on one for you (which I find highly unlikely, she's just so good at what she does :) ), and you don't mind the German version, I'd be perfectly willing to get them for you and save you the couple of bucks on postage. That's still a rather steep €24.90 for 55 cards, but if you MUST have them... :P [edited to correct prices]

September Pixie	07 May 2004
From what I have found about this deck, there are only 2 different types regardless where its sold, Italy's version & Spain's version.. German one is the same as the Italian which is fine by me :) IF I could find them. Cerulean's links are clickible and functioning but not linked to the same deck anymore. For example, http://www.trigono.com/cgi-bin/frontcart/frontcart.pl?fc_language=ita&command=details&itemcode=MAT%20013 the deck they are showing now, is not the same. I am looking for strictly Le Carte delgi Elfi. I also was unable to find a link from amazon.de to the Le Carte delgi Elfi deck... could you please post one if you have found it? I agree the price is steep, but you know how it is when you absolutely cannot live without a tarot deck.. Jeannette, while awesome at her job, has informed me I might be in for a long, long wait before she hits on someone that carries it.. I would rather NOT wait if I didn't have to :)

September Pixie	07 May 2004
oh wow! they do have them!! YAY!!!! You know, I kept typing in "Le Carte delgi Elfi" it never occured to me to type in oracle of elves LOL Thanks ever so much!!

Savoyali	07 May 2004
*duh* Sorry, I could have thought to include the name they're under at least! It's this page, if someone needs it. And I messed up the prices in the previous post, it's 12.90 for the cards and 9.90 for the book (I'll edit so there won't be confusion). If the link doesn't work, search for 'Tiziana Mattera', that should do the trick :) And I could swear that link of Cerulean's showed me the right thing, how odd. Oh well, mysteries of the Weird Wide Web :)

September Pixie	20 May 2004
I got this deck in the mail today!! They are EXQUSITE! The cards are done in water color so they are soft but vibrant, the back of the cards is done in grassy like celtic knots.. its just BREATH TAKING. The only down side to this deck, it does not come a long with those usual paper notebooks, you have to shell out the $10 + shipping to find the meanings of the cards.. which I didnt *sigh* double shipping for me :( Wanna see some scans of the cards? www.everfall.com/tempora/card-00.jpg www.everfall.com/tempora/card-01.jpg www.everfall.com/tempora/card-02.jpg www.everfall.com/tempora/card-03.jpg

Cerulean	20 May 2004
I was considering trigono.com, as I can do a little better translating Italian with a dictionary...but I'm doing something else with my budgeting this summer, so may wait. Sounds gorgeous and thanks for the update!

September Pixie	20 May 2004
They are AMAZING! Most of the names on the cards are in english.. there are some german but most are english with german under them.. you can translate most of the cards at google! :D More Scans: http://www.everfall.com/tempora/card-04.jpg http://www.everfall.com/tempora/card-05.jpg http://www.everfall.com/tempora/card-06.jpg http://www.everfall.com/tempora/card-07.jpg

Kirali	20 May 2004
so uh.. which site did you order from? hehe :)

laura_borealis	21 May 2004
The scans you posted are so much clearer than the ones on Aeclectic. Very pretty! And I love the image on the backs. :)

September Pixie	21 May 2004
I ordered from amazon. :) Click www.amazon.de and then type in 'das elfen orakel' you should be able to find it. :)

dolphingirl	21 May 2004
about how expensive did it come to in US dollars? Did you have any problems figuring out the german for Amazon ? Thanks :)

Jewel	24 May 2004
September Pixie ... did you have to mention and how beautiful they are and how much you love them .... that is not healthy for my wallet .... I am feeling the need to have these NOW! *LOL* ~runs off to Tarot Garden~

Jewel	24 May 2004
Quote: Originally posted by September Pixie From what I have found about this deck, there are only 2 different types regardless where its sold, Italy's version & Spain's version.. Do this means the book would be in Spanish! AHA! this is the version I need. Do you know where to find it? ~runs back to Tarot Garden to see if Jeannette has connections to get the Spanish version~

starsongs	24 May 2004
September Pixie, WoW! The Oracle of the Elves is exquisite for sure. I've never seen this deck....just beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing the images. I'm so glad you found a place to buy it! It does look like a 'September Pixie' kind of deck..hmmmmm :D Enjoy! starsongs

Jewel	25 May 2004
Once I hear back from Tarot Garden I will share what I learn.

September Pixie	25 May 2004
Jeannette is checking into things for me as well :) I told her I was only interested in the Italian or Spanish version, I assume the books would be in those languages.. which ever version you can find, you can get help with the book translations from google :) The German version of the cards were: 12,90 EURO = $15.60 USD 9,90 EURO = $12.00 USD +Shipping We took ground shipping which arrived in about a week and a half from Germany to California. I think we paid something like $30 all together for the cards.

Jewel	25 May 2004
If I read my mail correctly she has established contact with a European distributor that has the Elfi, and when it is time for her to place an order for other things she will be taking care of us September Pixie :). Spanish is my first language so she is looking for the Spanish version for me. I could probably muddle through the Italian, but would rather not have to, and to be honest If I had to go to google for translation the book would most probably sit unread. I am awful that way *LOL*

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