Universal Tarot of Marseilles

Ruby Jewel

I just bought a the Universal Tarot of Marseilles on Ebay. The cards are identical on the face to the regular ones shown here with the black border around the red and gold back....except, the the back of this one is red with a white design, and the box it comes in says "Nuevo Tarot De Marsella". The booklet was not included. It is copyright "2005 Lo Scarabeo, Torino Italy". The cards seem smaller than the regular ones shown here on AT. They are 2-3/8 x 4-3/8. I'm wondering if anyone here knows anything about this deck....and if the cards are, indeed, smaller. I actually am liking it a lot. The size is like a small poker card....perfect size, but I have a suspicion it is smaller than the regular deck. Interestingly, there is not a bar code on the box and all the writing looks like Spanish. Nor is the word "Universal" on the box.....just "Nuevo Tarot De Marsella" which I believe "Nuevo" means "new".