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My apologies if there's another thread on this -- I sought but did not find. I'd be surprised, in fact, if there's no previous discussion on this deck. It was created by Barbara Moore and illustrated by Eugene Smith.
Aeclectic entry: Llewellyn's Classic Tarot
Amazon link
And a good video review by Angelo Nasios.
Apparently the deck has just recently become available.
It's a fairly close RWS clone very much in the fashion of the Sharman-Caselli and Morgan-Greer decks. In fact, I can spot influences from both those decks.
In looking at the scans, I was initially put off a bit by the art -- I would have preferred something a little more polished. And yet, taken as a whole, the images have a certain personality to them.
It looks like a good deck for when you just want a fun, relaxing, RWS-like experience but without the RWS stiffness -- perhaps good for storytelling, creative exercises, or simply practicing linking cards together, but clearly not for serious Golden-Dawn-related study. It lacks the precision and draftsmanship of the Sharman-Caselli but seems better-informed (i.e. perhaps better communication between the creator and the artist) than that deck.
I ordered it.
Aeclectic entry: Llewellyn's Classic Tarot
Amazon link
And a good video review by Angelo Nasios.
Apparently the deck has just recently become available.
It's a fairly close RWS clone very much in the fashion of the Sharman-Caselli and Morgan-Greer decks. In fact, I can spot influences from both those decks.
In looking at the scans, I was initially put off a bit by the art -- I would have preferred something a little more polished. And yet, taken as a whole, the images have a certain personality to them.
It looks like a good deck for when you just want a fun, relaxing, RWS-like experience but without the RWS stiffness -- perhaps good for storytelling, creative exercises, or simply practicing linking cards together, but clearly not for serious Golden-Dawn-related study. It lacks the precision and draftsmanship of the Sharman-Caselli but seems better-informed (i.e. perhaps better communication between the creator and the artist) than that deck.
I ordered it.
), but I'd have to rate that as one of my least favorite card backs. And I'm usually not bothered one way or the other about card backs.