Tarocchi Appropriati
Museum-curated 22-card major arcana collaboration exploring tarot history and archetype.
by Giovanni Pelosini, Morena Poltronieri, Ernesto Fazioli · 1875
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The record
The Tarocchi Appropriati is a 22 card, majors only deck and 96 page companion book that is a collaborative project under the auspices of the Museo Dei Tarocchi, hosted by Morena Poltronieri, in collaboration with Ernesto Fazioli, and overseen by Tarot historian Giovanni Pelosini. This is a Limited, Special Edition of 100 sets. The cards and companion book are packaged in a special, ribbed, corrugated box with the cover art on the lid (which carries the Museos Hot Wax Seal). Note: There are two additional cards - a title card, and a card listing the artists. The booklet is available in English, translated by artist Arnell Ando (Transformational Tarot). Cover art is by Jessica Angiulli. This deck is an homage from the hosts of Tarocchi Appropriati (Morena Polronieri and Ernesto Fazioli) to a time in Tarot history when nobility enjoyed playing parlor games with the cards. I loved the background given in the accompanying book how the presence of the Tarot in Bologna was later than it was elsewhere, and that it was not always performed in verse. Each trump of Tarocchini Appropriate was inspired for a different lady, and was presented in two distinct parts the first being the co
The cards
