I purchased the Medieval Cat Tarot over a year ago, and my first reaction was not extremely positive. The colors were very muted, and the minor arcana was not fully illustrated (it's basically a pip card with a tiny illustration in the center). I put it away, disappointed.
However, I just recently took it back out of the box and, flipping through the deck, I found myself smiling. The fully illustrated major arcana cards are absolutely wonderful. And as for the minors, the seven of swords made me burst out laughing (the small illustration in the center depicts a cat "innocently" standing in front of an empty bird cage, feathers still flying in the air).
Now that I know the meanings of the minor arcana cards, the tiny and non-standard imagery featured on the Medieval Cat Tarot isn't as big of a turnoff anymore. I found that the "condensed" imagery was enough to jar my memory of the card's meaning. I think I'm going to start using the deck a lot more. It really does have it's own sort of charm.
I don't have the Baroque Bohemian Cats tarot yet, but it's on my wish list!
