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The Near Waite system is suitable for beginners.
It contains 78 cards and a pocket booklet of instructions in multiple languages.
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo S.r.l. (Italy)
Author: Gustave Doré
Gustave Doré was a renowned French illustrator. His paintings were full of dramatic tension and were truly magnificent. He illustrated the works of writers such as Balzac, Dante, and Cervantes. He also designed the covers for Shakespeare's and La Fontaine's works. This deck of cards recreates his exquisite paintings, and each card is closely related to its meaning.
Since Gustave Dore had illustrated some of the most quintessential works of XIX century - from lighthearted tales of fantasy to deeply esoteric, spiritual works.The themes of the books illustrated by Doré reflect deeply with the themes of Tarot and fortune telling.
The cards in this particular deck are riddled with references to historical and fictional figures from King Solomon,Moses, and Dante - to Baron Munchhausen. It is up to the Reader and Querent,whether to acknowledge the roles of these figuresin their telling, as their stories can enhance the divining. provide context or otherwise influence the telling.
Gustave Doré was a French illustrator in the XIX century, creating vivid paintings,etchings and illustrations for some of the most influential works of fiction; from the light-hearted tall tales of Don Quixoteto the Bible,Dantes Divine Comedy,works of Lord Byron,Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Coleridge and many others.Aside from fiction, Doré had illustrated "London: A Pilgrimage" , which had vividly captured the atmosphere of the time. Most of Dorés artworks are wood engravings - the artist works the image into a block of wood,which is then covered in ink and printed onto paper.