
Tarocco Storico della Citta Di Ferrara
Italian historical tarot celebrating Ferrara's cultural significance.
by Amerigo Folchi · Italcards · 1987
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I bought this years after the deck first appeared, from Tarotgarden.com, when many of Amerigo Folchi's Italcard titles started to become 'unavailable' on alidastore.com and trigono.com. An E-bay purchaser fell through on this deal, and it was money saved in my account with such a very special deck in mind. I had just started to study direct my evening and other studies and was gathering resources and readings on Italian Renaissance poetry. When the green and beige silk-screened box arrived, I began looking carefully at the online reviews that I had bookmarked. The reviews on TarotPassages.com and Wicce.com were all about the details on the cards and the historical notes that were included in the little green booklet. It was well-done for what was considered a 'game suitable for all children'. The majors are done with historical personalities from Ferrara. Ferarra's rulers were notable in the flourishing times of the Northern Italian Renaissance. Scenes and events mainly of the 1400s under the 12th Marquis of Ferarra, Niccolo III to Duke Borso seem to be highlighted. Many personages are posed as if they appeared from mural or triumphal stage setting. Amerigo Folchi says many of the
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