rwcarter
A-hem! 8 months later I find my Marcus Aurelius deck. I only had to move (a month ago) and be in the last phase of getting the tarot bookshelves in order to find that I put the Marcus Aurelius version in with my duplicate decks. (Note to self - Different printings and publishers are NOT duplicates!!!!!! )I went right to my Urania version of the deck, but (grumble, grumble, grumble) do you think I can find my Aurelius printing of the deck?
My Urania printing is in a clamshell case. I guess I can see your "fine coat of varnish" comment about the cards. They're smooth, but they're not silky smooth. The stack of cards is ~25mm or ~1 inch high. Until I can find my other deck, that's all the info I have.
Rodney
Anyhow, the MA deck is 7/8" high where the Urania deck is 1" high. The MA deck is slightly bigger than the Urania deck in both length and height. I believe the images are the same size, it's just that the border on the MA deck is slightly bigger. (I'm talking about 1 mm here.) Interestingly enough, the fronts of the MA version are just slightly lighter in color than the Urania version while the backs of the MA version are just slightly darker than the Urania version.
Now that I know where BOTH copies of the deck are, I can answer any other questions..... grumble, grumble, grumble
Rodney