lionette
Mari, thanks for your explaniation that color differences may be a result of pigments aging. That idea hadn't even occurred to me! I remember the fuss about the Cistene Chapel restoration, but in that case I think it was a good thing.
Altho here, unfortuantely the original woodcuts weren't accessible, as in the case of the chapel where in essence the original was still there under the grime, so some of this "restoration" will inevitibly have the mark of Berti and Dworkin. And then there's the issue of different media - watercolors vs. whatever the ancient inks/pigments were.
I'll keep a watch on this deck -- I'm totally smitten with the Gringonneur deck (and quite a fan of Lo Scarabeo in general) and may be pleasantly surprised with the Estensi once it's released.
Keeping an open mind, despite my potentially fundementalist bent!
Altho here, unfortuantely the original woodcuts weren't accessible, as in the case of the chapel where in essence the original was still there under the grime, so some of this "restoration" will inevitibly have the mark of Berti and Dworkin. And then there's the issue of different media - watercolors vs. whatever the ancient inks/pigments were.
I'll keep a watch on this deck -- I'm totally smitten with the Gringonneur deck (and quite a fan of Lo Scarabeo in general) and may be pleasantly surprised with the Estensi once it's released.
Keeping an open mind, despite my potentially fundementalist bent!