Gilded Tarot Royale
Marchetti's retrotech carnival-beauty aesthetic in luxurious gilded royal edition.
by Ciro Marchetti · 2020
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The record
First thing I'd like to say- I LOVE everything Ciro Marchetti makes. His work is an amazing mix of enthralling retrotech and Carnivale-style beauty. I bought his Gilded Tarot when it first came out, and continued to buy new copies, passing along my previous ones to students who showed promise. That being said, I always treated it as "just another awesome deck I have." As a teaching deck, I always felt it lacked something I needed, and as a reading deck for work or private use, I always found I had others I preferred (including the Tarot of Dreams by the same author). When I ordered the Gilded Tarot Royale for a friend, I wasn't expecting to fall in love with it myself. The improvements on the art I'd seen on the webpage didn't move me, and I felt I'd rather just have a regular copy of the Gilded Tarot original deck. So, imagine my surprise when she unwrapped her birthday present, and revealed stunning art that made the entire room grow silent. The online images do not do the cards justice. The gilded edges of the cards, coupled with the rethought and absolutely amazing images on the cards have made this deck my new favorite. The pictures are well thought out and well-considered for
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