Fin de Siecle Kipper
Kipper card deck in vintage art deco style introducing German divination tradition.
by Ciro Marchetti · 2016
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Outside of their country of origin, Germany, Kipper cards are not widely known or used. That is to say, in comparison to tarot cards and even Lenormand cards they are not a popularly used oracle/divination deck. Although this is about to change with the release of Ciro Marchettis Fin De Siècle Kipper deck. Ciro Marchetti Is the veteran illustrator of some of the most popular tarot and Lenormand decks on the market today the Gilded Tarot, Legacy of the Divine Tarot, Gilded Reverie Lenormand Deck, and the Oracle of Visions among others. Kipper decks, like their French counterpart the Lenormand deck, generally has 36 cards. However the Kipper deck, unlike the Lenormand deck, is primarily focused on people rather than objects and events. Each card has a number which simply lists it order in the deck, and a title which hints at the meaning of the illustration. Again, the Kipper deck differs from the Lenormand deck in that it doesn't have a lot of extraneous symbolism and correspondences printed alongside the central illustration. However the Kipper cards are generally read in pairs, and otherwise adhere to most Lenormand conventions and layouts. Heavy emphasis is placed on the dire
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