Favole
Gothic-inspired deck influenced by literary darkness and classic horror aesthetics.
by Victoria Frances · 1982
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The record
The Tarot Favole is a new gothic art deck by Victoria Frances (October 25, 1982) a Spanish illustrator. Influenced by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, H. P. Lovecraft, Luis Royo and Brom, her deck reflects a decidedly gothic flavor. For an art deck, this is a lovely deck that celebrates death but not much life. Even the Sun, normally a festive card that brings to mind the warmth and vitality of the Sun, is a dark and dreary card showing a woman in a long flowing dress turned away from the Sun. And the Sun itself is shrouded by clouds and mist making this a hard card to find joy in. The overall design of the deck is too small for my personal preference. Anyone who dislikes the size of decks such as the Llewellyn deck will probably like this one. It is built along the scale of a normal deck of playing cards. The back of the cards includes a device I do like a subtle indicator of which end is the bottom. You have to pay attention to see the one lighter corner but once youve noted it, you will always know before you turn a card if it is going to be upright or reversed. One of my favorite cards is Death in this deck. With a figure reminiscent of the drowned Ophelia, there is
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