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sravana said:Actually, no! You don't have the Del Solleone Vacchetta deck
Funny, but I think of the Vacchetta in a different league. Not quite Soprafino. The fact that it is watercolour rather than engraving sets it apart for me and the whole feel of the artwork is different.
I don't understand why I can't get on with the Vacchatta/T of the Master. Just too darn decorative perhaps. Too much superfluity, excess, flourishes, virtuoso detailing and fluttering ribbons. But I normally like that kind of thing, but here it bothers me...
I like the roughness and size of the Ancient Italian. Like you say sravana, the backs are perfect.
Did I ever mention that I have an Ancient Italian which has Scarabeo titles in Spanish/ Dutch/German/ French etc? At the top and bottom of the cards. I found it in a shop and it was titled "Classico", 1880 (a Scarabeo publication). I didn't have the Classical Tarot at the time and as Ricc had said here they were the same deck, I bought it. But, yes, it is the Ancient Italian. If I have time this week I could scan it here. It is quite bizarrre. Nobody would want it of course as the whole joy of the Ancient Italian is that it has no multi-lingual titles!