the Fairy Tarots- Lo Scarabeo
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 07 Apr 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| catti |
07 Apr 2005 |
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I just recieved this deck and it is what I thought it would be. The perfect deck to learn the game Tarocchi with.
The Major Arcana and Minor Arcana seem to be drawn by 2 seperate artists but I dont think so
And what do those Aces Say?
I love that touch of old cards!
Any opinions/ thoughts?
Catti
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| Keslynn |
07 Apr 2005 |
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Hi catti,
I'm glad you enjoy the deck. I must admit that I don't like it very much. Some of the pictures are very cute, but for the most part, I found it confusing. The images on the minors (and even the suit attributions) are hard for me to figure out. Also, I really didn't like the discrepancy between the cartoony majors, courts and Aces, and the Victorian greeting card minors. Oh, well...
:) Kes
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| catti |
07 Apr 2005 |
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I dont think the same artist is responsible for the majors and minors. I took a closer look at the minors and saw an inversed DR signature and then another one I couldnt quite make out. I think A. Lupatelli took someone elses art and made collage. That is what it looks like to me. Maybe someone else knows.
I find the deck delightful, but maybe not why alot of people here would. I plan to use it to play with. Tarocchi, Gin Rummy , Casino, maybe even Poker.
The suits are based on old German style playing cards. I guess I am just on a kick right now and that is why I think they are so fun. I cant actually afford the old style transitional card decks and this is sort of in between. It isnt really Tarot but it isnt really playing cards either. The Mottos on the aces are a traditional element from European playing cards too.
As far as a deck to read with, I agree Keslynn.You could just tape on RWS meanings but then why have a fairy deck ??? Just another clone with the typical LWB not matching or explaining the pics to any sufficient degree.
But I would love to have a translation of the pig latin on the ace of acorns !
Catti
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| laura_borealis |
08 Apr 2005 |
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The minors are definitely by a different artist. His name escapes me at the moment, but he was a Victorian fairy painter.
Richard something... Richard Dadd? Darr?
There is a great thread here somewhere about this deck, and if I remember right, the Latin bits are all translated. I'll look for the thread and post here if I find it.
I used to have this deck, but I got in a tight financial spot last summer and sold it to buy cat food!
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| shadowdancer |
08 Apr 2005 |
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I did have this deck, and within days had put it on e-bay for resale.
I did quite like the Majors but the pips did absolutely nothing for me. I guess that happens sometimes with a deck. You get excited by the few images you see online, but when you have the deck in your hand, it doesn't talk to you.
Davina
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| catti |
08 Apr 2005 |
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Thanks for the links Laura!
I guess I should have done a search...i thought if i typed in Fairy Tarot I'd have to search through everything written on Froud, the Fairy Oracle, this one , the Fey and Fairies in general.
the threads are really interesting...have to look over them this weekend.
Thanks Again!
Catti
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| laura_borealis |
08 Apr 2005 |
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You're welcome. :) It was easy for me to do the search since I knew the threads were there somewhere.
The translations of the Latin mottos is in this review by Diane Wilkes.
Each Ace has a totem animal--the lamb for Hearts, the rabbit for Bells, the hedgehog for Leaves, and the pig (!) for Acorns. When you look at them, you'll find it laughably simple to choose which one doesn't belong with the others. The lamb, rabbit, and hedgehog are cuddly in the extreme--the pig looks sly and greasy. Each comes with a Latin motto. The only Ace I have been able to translate is Leaves: Assem Habeas Assem Valeas - A penny saved is a penny earned (or valued).
I asked esteemed scholar Bob O'Neill to help me with the others:
Hearts: Curae Acuunt Mortalia Corda - Cares (both anxieties and caring 'for' someone = solicitude) inflame or incite (literally - sharpen to a point) the mortal heart.
Bells: Discipulus Est Prioris Posterior Dies - Discipline is of the first following after the day. (Note from Bob: The structure is peculiar: Prioris refers to the first of two things - but it is the genitive case (belonging to the first of two things). Posterior is the later of two things and is an adjective modifying Dies = day. So I think it means something like - discipline is the first priority at the end of the day. But I am not secure in that.)
Acorns: Bonis Nocet qui Malis Parcet - Goodness injures what evil spares (Goodness discourages what evil doesn't discourage).
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