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The Gilded Tarot (Boxset includes 78 card Tarot deck) [Paperback]

Ciro Marchetti , Barbara Moore
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7 Sep 2004
Heralding archetypal elements of traditional Tarot, The Gilded Tarot is teeming with shimmering, classic imagery. High priestesses in flowing robes, wise emperors, knights on majestic steeds, mystics wielding magical tools, and other intriguing characters from medieval times abound in the Major and Minor Arcana. This richly coloured, easy-to-use deck also features standard symbols for the card suits swords, cups, wands, and pentacles which provide universal appeal.

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  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.; Pap/Crds edition (7 Sep 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0738705209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0738705200
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 6.1 x 20.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 64,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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92 of 93 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy To Use and Beautifully Illustrated 2 Sep 2004
Format:Paperback
First of all, let me say this is a beautifully illustrated deck. The graphics are stunning, realistic in the artistic approach and well thought through. There is no difficulty in understanding what the artist had in mind when he designed these cards. The imagery is clear as well as beautiful to look at.

The suits are visibly distinguishable, as opposed to other decks. Even if you are not sure, the Minor Arcana are clearly identifiable by a color 'jewel' at the top of each card, red for wands, blue for swords, yellow/gold for cups and green for pentacles.

The deck is based on the Rider-Waite deck, with 22 Major Arcana cards and the Minor Arcana comprised of 10 numbered cards and 4 court cards each. Ciro Marchetti maintains the Page, Knight, King and Queen court cards rather than changing their associations as many recent decks have done.

The reverse design is a 'jeweled' motif reminiscent of a sunburst, and is not too busy or distracting.

Intriguing is Ciro Marchetti's inclusion of some images that appear almost to be machine-like in quality. Going over the artists notes in the front of the book is his notation "A common theme in my work is the inclusion of mechanical devices, and this continued on various cards in the Major Arcana of the Gilded Tarot. These machines, which straddle the opposing worlds of science and magic, somewhat basic of their construction and clockwork movements of gears and cogs, are of an earlier times... while not of the world of microprocessors and chips, they are nevertheless capable of wonders beyond today's technology." I found this to be interesting, and appropriate, for a modern deck of tarot cards....

The emphasis on nature is also there, in carefully included animal images, natural settings and yet, it maintains a surrealistic feel in the almost vision-like quality of some of the Major Arcana cards. The deck has a renaissance motif at work in the costumes and architecture.

The swords and cups are obviously identifiable. The wands are distinctive in their design of being metallic in appearance, topped by what at first glance appears to be a 'torc' but could also be a dual power point. The pentacle design is unique in that the design is a pentagon within a pentagon on the numbered cards and the pentacle only appears behind the King of Pentacles. The Queen holds a pentagon with the jeweled sunburst within.

All in all, the designs appeal to meditation on the cards and are easily workable by those familiar with a standard tarot deck.

The book is a basic workbook for those not familiar with tarot decks. While the notes from the artist is a nice inclusion, the material provided by Barbara Moore is good for beginners. There is a little about the actual meaning of the cards, but as always, that is dependent on the reader and what he or she sees as she uses the cards. But the cards are so clear in their message; this would make an excellent first deck.

Finally, there is the bag. Please let me add that this is an excellent touch to the gift box presentation. Besides a lovely box to keep the book and deck in, which, again, is beautiful in its design, the bag gives you someplace to store the deck. It is an Organdy bag and I found that it was great to prevent the cards from sliding around in the box once I put the deck in the bag, and makes a handy carrying case as I showed the deck around to a few reader friends of mine, and also used the deck at one of my tarot reading. My clients were complimentary about the deck, and my fellow readers thought the deck was beautiful and well done.

All in all, if you are looking for a deck to give as a gift, or to add to your collection, or if you are looking for a first deck for yourself, this gift box would be a good choice. boudica Read more ›

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gilded Tarot 26 Sep 2004
By Clare VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
This is one of my 1st tarot decks, it is so beautiful and surprisingly very easy to read even to a novice like myself.

There are colours at the top of the cards on the minor Arcana to help guide you which I have found really useful and I am still really learning much about them but, these are a great pack for the new Tarot reader and a great addition to the experienced reader.

The accompanying book is excellent really useful, and I just love the Organza bag to keep them in.

A great Tarot deck and excellent value.

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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful
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what more can i say, this deck speaks for it's self. I also own the mythic, rider waite, angel cards, fairies cards, runes, and other tarot, yet i have never come across something as enchanting and spritual as this deck. The book that goes with it is great but you wont need it, as these card's get your intuition going so quickly. You will see things you never thought you could imagine. The imagery is stunning! I can't only praise this deck!! Great beginner or advanced deck! This is the ultimate deck. If you read the reviews all over the net, you will see the amazing feedback on this deck, so don't just take my word for it. There is nothing negative about this deck whatsoever! You will be in love with it from the moment it arrives :)
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, glossy and sumptuous 12 Jun 2007
By Lilly Penhaligon TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I am quite new to Tarot & I deliberately started off with a 'beginner's deck' - the excellent Sharman-Caselli deck. Although I personally found it a brilliant, easy deck to initiate me into the ways of Tarot, I also found it a little bland: soft colours, quite plain drawings and I found myself looking for something a little more glossy, more attractive and more sumptuous.

That's where the Gilded Tarot came in and not only ticked those boxes but blew them right out of the water. I cannot fault the artwork of these cards. Everything about the colours used, the images chosen & the design on the back of the cards just fits perfectly. My only slight criticism would be that sometimes the faces of the characters are a bit distracting as they are real photos whilst the rest of the body is a drawing which can be a bit weird but on the whole it is a beautiful deck.

The cards themselves pretty much stick to the traditional names for both Major and Minor Arcanas. In this deck, Strength is numbered 8 and Justice is numbered 11. The images themselves are, I find, quite different to the Rider Waite tradition (although the artist says he has tried to stick to it) thus many of the well known figures appear quite differently in this deck - the Fool is pictured as a court jester juggling signs of the zodiac with a gold hoop about his legs, the Emperor is also clutching the signs of the zodiac, the wheel also depicts signs of the zodiac around it with a big sunburst at the centre of the wheel. There are also a lot of references to machines and machinery throughout the cards which the author and artist explain in the accompanying booklet.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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then this could be the one for you. Although I own a couple of decks already, I have never really connected with them and have been searching for my ultimate deck. As soon as I saw this, I knew it was the one and I wasn't wrong.It truly is a beautiful deck which is easy to read, even for a beginner like me and I connected with it straight away. I recommend this to anyone who wants an easy to read deck which is beautifully illustrated. The organza bag is a lovely extra and very useful for keeping the cards in.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful artwork although card stock could be better.
I've had this deck for some time now and have used it a lot. The images are very artistic and the deck comes with a cheap organza bag which I've since replaced with a velvet one as... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Paul Keith
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful deck
I have been reading Tarot cards for about 10 years and now have quite a collection, and this deck is one of the most beautiful that I own. I thoroughly recommend it.
Published 1 month ago by Kate
3.0 out of 5 stars Not good card stock
I was expecting more from this deck.
When they arrived the first thing I thought the packaging of the deck was poor quality thin bendy card thats easley damaged The book is... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful set well worth the value
Beautiful cards set but I specifically purchased them because I was drawn to the cards and the artwork. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT LOVE THESE CARDS
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Tarot Set.
This is my first Tarot deck my wife brought them for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fab Tarot Set
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5.0 out of 5 stars A beginner's learning path
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Published 5 months ago by Evie
4.0 out of 5 stars It's a guide, not a manual
I have not gone through the whole guide yet, but I so far I like the way the book is presented. One has to put some effort into learning the art of tarot reading, you have to make... Read more
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