jackdaw*
I won a deck on eBay thinking it was something else. Now I don't know anything about this deck! Can anyone help me?
It is called Tarot de Marsella, but it is not the Spanish version with the deep gold background I was thinking. The publishing company is Joker S.A., and it also says "Industria Argentina" (I assume that means "made in" Argentina; I can't read Spanish). There is no year of publication that I can see on the box or on the Spanish LWB.
It is in a deep green box with text in white. The Star is on the front, the Hermit on the back. Titles are in French. The Two of Cups has a blank red space on the bottom where a manufacturer's name would be ordinarily, and the Two of Coins has a blue scroll around the coins with a little bit of decorative stuff but again, no names or dates.
The main colours on the deck seem to be white and a pale sand colour (skin tones are also applied in this shade), deep blue, deep red and deep yellow. Lines are very clear. The backs are a very pale plaid or check pattern with browns and greens. The cardstock is pretty good quality. The size is slightly smaller in height and width than a standard Lo Scarabeo deck (I have compared it to the Secret).
There is a LWB which is all in Spanish and says on the front/back only "Tarot de Marsella" and "Editado por JOKER SAIC Republica Argentina". It is about 20 pages long, on wider pages than a standard LWB; these are two columns wide and folded so that it is 40 pages of text on pages slightly smaller than a standard LWB. (confusing, I realize)
I would post scans, but I'm afraid I don't have posting privileges. I am thinking that it is a relatively cheap recolouring of someone's redrawing of the deck, but would like to know more information. I know this may not be a lot to go on, but does anyone know more about this?
QueenofPentacles
It is called Tarot de Marsella, but it is not the Spanish version with the deep gold background I was thinking. The publishing company is Joker S.A., and it also says "Industria Argentina" (I assume that means "made in" Argentina; I can't read Spanish). There is no year of publication that I can see on the box or on the Spanish LWB.
It is in a deep green box with text in white. The Star is on the front, the Hermit on the back. Titles are in French. The Two of Cups has a blank red space on the bottom where a manufacturer's name would be ordinarily, and the Two of Coins has a blue scroll around the coins with a little bit of decorative stuff but again, no names or dates.
The main colours on the deck seem to be white and a pale sand colour (skin tones are also applied in this shade), deep blue, deep red and deep yellow. Lines are very clear. The backs are a very pale plaid or check pattern with browns and greens. The cardstock is pretty good quality. The size is slightly smaller in height and width than a standard Lo Scarabeo deck (I have compared it to the Secret).
There is a LWB which is all in Spanish and says on the front/back only "Tarot de Marsella" and "Editado por JOKER SAIC Republica Argentina". It is about 20 pages long, on wider pages than a standard LWB; these are two columns wide and folded so that it is 40 pages of text on pages slightly smaller than a standard LWB. (confusing, I realize)
I would post scans, but I'm afraid I don't have posting privileges. I am thinking that it is a relatively cheap recolouring of someone's redrawing of the deck, but would like to know more information. I know this may not be a lot to go on, but does anyone know more about this?
QueenofPentacles
