Venetian Carnival
Gilded-edge deck capturing Venetian Carnival masks and romantic heritage.
by Roxana Paul · 2016
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The record
I’'ve just unpacked my copy of the Venetian Carnival Tarot Kit by Roxana Paul. Inside the nice sturdy box I found a limited edition deck of 78 gilded edged cards and a 120-pages companion book. Have you ever wished you could visit the famous Venetian Carnival, buy an exotic mask, hire a beautiful costume and feel the spirit of Venice'’s extravagance and adventure? And more, there is a high probability that the first Sola Busca Tarot (now in Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan) was created by an anonymous illuminator in Venice in 1491. Such a virtual journey becomes possible now due to Roxana Paul’'s new deck: Venetian Carnival Tarot. She created unique carnival costumes and masks, eccentric and inimitable in its beauty, as well as a historical Venice'’s background. I found in the cards a lot of skilfully tailored hats, wigs, jewellery, and accessories of that epoch. Molto impressionante! (as the Italians would say). The Venetian Carnival Tarot deck is an astonishing blend of traditional Tarot symbolism with extraordinary and inspirational images. It’s beautiful artwork in this modern Photoshop style. But why not? Nowadays virtual travelling has become an increasingly popular experience. We
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