Hanson-Roberts
Beginner-friendly pocket-size deck with extraordinary delicate artwork.
by Mary Hanson-Roberts · 1985
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The record
It is easy to see why this deck is intensely popular, especially among novice readers. Hanson-Robert's artwork is, of course, extraordinary. In addition, the small size of the deck (roughly playing-card size: approximately 3-15/16" x 2-3/8") facilitates handling. This is a particular advantage not only for readers who find the larger decks cumbersome, but also for those who prefer to allow the querant, who is likely to be unaccustomed to handling the "larger-than-standard-size" of most Tarot decks, to shuffle prior to reading. Although Hanson-Robert's faithfulness to the RWS system and small-sized cards is often considered an advantage, it appears that she took little opportunity for her own creativity to add to the system. Further, although the size of the deck indeed facilitates handling for many, one may get the impression that the small size of the cards required that many symbolic details may have been omitted to prevent the cards from appearing overly "crowded." In short, where the Hanson-Roberts Tarot has advantages in aesthetics and size, it appears to have significant deficits in salient symbolic representation. This deck is usually accompanied by a standard little white b
The cards
