Tarot Piatnik Wien
Austrian-published vintage deck also known as Pointner, rooted in 1970s tradition.
by Unknown · 1974
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The record
The "Piatnik Wien Tarot" was a major (to me) find on the New Age Discount Books site (the Mondazzi site). What I have intuited from the packages, or found through research on the Internet, is that the deck was published in Austria in 1974, and is also called the "Pointner Tarot", after the artist, Rudoplh Pointner. I was unable to locate an ISBN number anywhere, but did note the following on the bottom of the deck packaging: "Piatnik Tarot", under which was printed "Nr. 2825". It appear that there was more than one printing, and I have no idea which printing my specific deck came from. On the front of the box is printed "Tarot Piatnik Wien, XXII Arcana Major, 56 Arcana Minor". On the back of the box is printed "Faszination" under which is printed "Intuition" on the top, and "Divination", under which is printed "Interpretation" on the bottom. The cards themselves are 2 3/4" by 5 1/2", on sturdy card stock. The large size is a bit difficult for smaller hands to work with. Only the face of the cards is glossy. The back of the cards are done in black and white, with a 1/4" white border. In the middle of the card, against a patterned background, we see a Sun and all four phases of the M
The cards
