Tarot of the Midnight Masquerade

The record

Midnight Masquerade is a self-published deck consisting of the 22 Major Arcana, including two versions of the Wheel of Fortune. Rounding out these are the four Aces of the Minor suits and also a humorous card called The Happy Squirrel. (This card, first mentioned in an episode of The Simpsons, was included as a downloadable extra for the Victoria Regina Tarot and is also an extra card in the International Icon.) The cards are quite sturdy yet flexible and are smoothly hand laminated. There are also two cover cards. The cards are scanned images of paintings by Ms Tisch-Hollister, many of which are highlighted with metallic paints giving them a shimmering quality. The colours are bright and textured and they well suit the theme. While generally following the Rider-Waite tradition, the cards have a very distinct atmosphere of hidden things, surprises and clever humour. The theme is that of a ball given by Dame Fortuna herself. The images show guests arriving and events at the ball. The colourful cards reflect the theme of costumes, night time splendour, and the unexpected and the hidden. Using this theme, the deck follows some of the traditional cards down some unusual but in the end

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