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jackdaw said in the other thread about the version she bought:
I noticed that when consulting Kaplan today--it really put me off. When they redid the deck for the next edition, I think they got Scapini to do the 3 of Swords up properly and do some vines in there instead of retaining the poorly done fake. (I think I've got that right--you can go a bit buggy trying to keep these editions straight.)
I'm still torn. The large Il Meneghello is 50.60 Euros plus shipping. I'm not working so can't afford it, and I can't afford the smaller version either but I didn't want a small version because it seemed too normal to add to the collection.
You know, when you spend the bucks you want something big, something that makes you gasp because it's so wonderful and different. For an extra 20 Euros I can get the eye popping big boy (Peter Ustinov notwithstanding.) Perhaps I'll just save for the large version. I too like the idea of seeing all the tack holes and rips up close.
I like the gold foil editions by LS although I haven't heard anyone speak of the mini version, which apparently doesn't have the gold foil but retains the art from the 2002 edition. (Which I think I like better than the 2000 edition, although Atanassov's 2000 Devil that looks like a grotesque from a medieval manuscript IS tempting.)
Well, apparently I am not alone in my confusion, which is not helpful but somehow comforting.
[Edited to say: Think the new LS Golden Tarot of Visconti Grand Trumps might suit me better. I already have a Marseille deck with pips, so I don't really need more pips. Plus it's only $13.22 CAD--affordable at some point.]
The Three of Swords (missing from the original deck) is just a copy of the Five with the two surplus Swords removed from the picture, leaving lighter coloured sword-shaped patches
I noticed that when consulting Kaplan today--it really put me off. When they redid the deck for the next edition, I think they got Scapini to do the 3 of Swords up properly and do some vines in there instead of retaining the poorly done fake. (I think I've got that right--you can go a bit buggy trying to keep these editions straight.)
I'm still torn. The large Il Meneghello is 50.60 Euros plus shipping. I'm not working so can't afford it, and I can't afford the smaller version either but I didn't want a small version because it seemed too normal to add to the collection.
You know, when you spend the bucks you want something big, something that makes you gasp because it's so wonderful and different. For an extra 20 Euros I can get the eye popping big boy (Peter Ustinov notwithstanding.) Perhaps I'll just save for the large version. I too like the idea of seeing all the tack holes and rips up close.
I like the gold foil editions by LS although I haven't heard anyone speak of the mini version, which apparently doesn't have the gold foil but retains the art from the 2002 edition. (Which I think I like better than the 2000 edition, although Atanassov's 2000 Devil that looks like a grotesque from a medieval manuscript IS tempting.)
Well, apparently I am not alone in my confusion, which is not helpful but somehow comforting.
[Edited to say: Think the new LS Golden Tarot of Visconti Grand Trumps might suit me better. I already have a Marseille deck with pips, so I don't really need more pips. Plus it's only $13.22 CAD--affordable at some point.]