Ramses: Tarot of Eternity
Ancient Egyptian-inspired deck focusing on Ramses II era and historical accuracy.
by Severino Baraldi · 2003
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Ramses: Tarot of Eternity is an Ancient Egyptian-inspired tarot, concentrating on a single era, 1304 to 1224 BC, and illustrating the time of the 'living god' - Ramses II. Special attention has been paid to the historical accuracy as well as the aesthetics of these images. The major arcana refer to important people and events in the life of Ramses (except for the Fool which is Akhnaton, and Judgement which featured Moses). The minor arcana cards are also fully illustrated and show details of everyday Egyptian life in the era. Severino Baldi, the same artist who created the Journey to the Orient Tarot, painted these cards. The art of the Ramses Tarot is of a very similar realistic style, and is noticeably different from decks that mimic in style of ancient Egyptian artwork, like the Egipcios Kier Tarot, the Ibis Tarot and the several other Lo Scarabeo decks created by Silvana Alasia. There has been some departure from a 'standard' tarot to create the Ramses deck. Tarot symbolism has been almost invisibly blended with details of Ancient Egyptian life. The cards aren't clones of the Rider-Waite or Thoth or Marseilles symbols, but are wholly new images. As such, I found it easier to wo
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