Daniloff
Antiquated tarot style with surprising twists in a self-published collectors deck.
by Alexander Daniloff · 2012
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This is a self-published collectors deck and you shouldnt pass it up if you are a fan of antiquated Tarot iconography. There are many intriguing surprises in this deck. At first blush you imagine youre holding an ancient deck or at least a redone old deck but you soon notice the style is distinctly different from the methods used in antiquity. There are more shapes that are triangular and square, the colours more vibrant and well the imagery ? Dramatic and expressive are two words that come to mind as I contemplate the Death and Devil cards especially. Alexander has given us choices too! You get to choose whether to have a Strength card as a number 8 or 11 and the same with Justice (in other words hes done two cards of each). This has been done by a few other Tarotists in the past but not often. I like that opportunity to choose although I continue to grapple with which one I prefer on both counts! As with every deck we have our favourites. Mine are the Sun, the 7 Wands and the Death card. But to be fair I have many favourites in this deck. The characterization is extraordinary. The expressions on the characters are arresting and memorable and the way their body is arranged is
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