- Cards: 1 pages
- Publisher: INNER TRADITIONS INTL; Pap/Crds edition (Oct 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0892816511
- ISBN-13: 978-0892816514
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 816 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #507,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For the serious collector of tarot comes this elegantly redesigned version of the Minchiate deck originally created in the 1500s. While artist/tarot expert Brian Williams titles his 1999 version "tarot," he is quick to point out that it is more a "sister to" than an actual tarot. To those familiar with the standard Ryder version that most of today's decks seem to be based on, the distinction is most immediately evidenced by the fact there are 97 cards instead of the more familiar 78. Cards 16 through 35 in the Minchiate are "missing" from the standard. They include four virtues (hope, prudence, faith, and charity), four elements (fire, water, air, and earth), and the 12 zodiacal signs. While Williams did design and illustrate this deck himself, it has a Renaissance period feel. He followed the original designs fairly closely so that the same graphic elements and even postures of the figures are maintained. --P. Randall Cohan
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A deck for the serious aficionado. Long faded into obscurity until now, it offers a new survey of an ancient tradition. -- New Age Retailer, May/June 2000
A deck for the serious aficionado. Long faded into obscurity until now, it offers a new survey of an ancient tradition. -- New Age Retailer, May/June 2000
A superb resource for Renaissance symbols and deepening of the Tarot experience. -- Napra Review
A superb resource for Renaissance symbols and deepening of the Tarot experience. -- Napra Review
A wonderful addition to Tarot knowledge and art. The book alone is a treasure, with its hundreds of Renaissance illustrations and its witty and detailed text. Brian Williams is a rare combination of talents--a superb artist, a genuine scholar, and a man with a true sense of the inner mysteries of symbolic images. -- Rachel Pollack, author of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tarot
Brian Williams has done a great service by reclaiming the allegory-rich Minchiate deck for the modern world. All Tarot readers will benefit from his detailed explication of Renaissance symbols and iconography. His insights apply to all Tarot decks and will deepen readings. This exquisite deck by a consummate artist is sure to become a classic. -- Mary Greer, author of Tarot for Your Self
The book for this deck is one of the best books I have seen written for a deck. . . . Highly recommended. -- Michele Jackson
Williams has taken the ancient Minchiate designs and re-visioned them for our own time with incomparable grace and delicacy. -- Tom Tadfor Little, Wellspring
A deck for the serious aficionado. Long faded into obscurity until now, it offers a new survey of an ancient tradition. -- New Age Retailer, May/June 2000
A superb resource for Renaissance symbols and deepening of the Tarot experience. -- Napra Review
A superb resource for Renaissance symbols and deepening of the Tarot experience. -- Napra Review
A wonderful addition to Tarot knowledge and art. The book alone is a treasure, with its hundreds of Renaissance illustrations and its witty and detailed text. Brian Williams is a rare combination of talents--a superb artist, a genuine scholar, and a man with a true sense of the inner mysteries of symbolic images. -- Rachel Pollack, author of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tarot
Brian Williams has done a great service by reclaiming the allegory-rich Minchiate deck for the modern world. All Tarot readers will benefit from his detailed explication of Renaissance symbols and iconography. His insights apply to all Tarot decks and will deepen readings. This exquisite deck by a consummate artist is sure to become a classic. -- Mary Greer, author of Tarot for Your Self
The book for this deck is one of the best books I have seen written for a deck. . . . Highly recommended. -- Michele Jackson
Williams has taken the ancient Minchiate designs and re-visioned them for our own time with incomparable grace and delicacy. -- Tom Tadfor Little, Wellspring
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting,
This review is from: Minchiate Tarot (Cards)
The book and cards are a must have for mystical psychic readers who have respect for ancient art. However, the interpretations provided in the book are vague and described like an index.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pagans, don't bother.,
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This review is from: Minchiate Tarot (Cards)
He worked hard, he did the research - and I don't care for it. The deck looks like it was done with Bic Bananas, and he's completely changed the Fool from the true fool he is on the old Minchiate decks, to what Barney would look like if he didn't wear a dinosaur suit. I already had the Lo Scarabeo Minchiate deck, and wanted to learn more. This book offers very little in the way of fresh, usable knowledge. The card interpretations have a fluffy, self-help-paperback tone to them. This is the Tarot equivalent of Ralph Blum's Book of Runes - which a lot of people liked, but many of us find to be too Christianised, too fluffy, just not very "occult". I gave him two stars only because he obviously made a huge effort. But a miss is as good as a mile.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 62 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
beautiful modern rendition of an ancient "expanded" tarot,
By Tom L. Waters - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Minchiate Tarot (Cards)
The inspiration for this deck comes from the Minchiate of Florence, an expanded variant of the Tarot that dates from the early 16th century. The traditional tarot subjects are here (although many are represented differently than in the familiar French/British tarot decks), but 20 additional major arcana cards are also included: all the signs of the zodiac, the four elements, and the four virtues (Prudence, Faith, Hope, and Charity) that are missing from other tarots.The cards are not overloaded with esoteric symbols. Instead, each has an open, elegant feeling, which I find helps relax my mind and bring me into connection with the images. There is a serene, meditative quality that pervades the whole deck, even the pip cards. The pips are mostly without scenic illustrations, although some have intriguing animal vignettes, the meanings of which Williams has researched and included in the book. The book describes each of the major arcana cards in detail, relating them to the art and literature of the Renaissance. (There are hundreds of line drawings of medieval and Renaissance art.) It is a great help in getting into the spirit of this deck, which presents the symbols of the tarot as archetypes alive in the fabric of culture and history, rather than as secret magical emblems. This deck is certainly a beautiful work of art, but it also gives fascinating readings! The additional major arcana open whole new dimensions for interpretation. There is a lot of psychological subtlety in the faces and body language of the figures on the cards, making this deck feel more "human" and emotionally open than many. In addition to divinatory use, I think this deck has a lot to offer as a meditation tool and for personal and interpersonal healing. Many will no doubt prefer a tarot deck based on the familiar 78-card Tarot de Marseille and its descendents, such as the Waite-Smith deck. But for those who are intrigued by the expanded tarot universe of the ancient Minchiate system, this deck is unique, indispensible, and a delight to work with. 18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
I love the book, and hate the cards.,
By Uri Raz - Published on Amazon.com
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I love the book by Brian Williams, which is scholarly, informational, clearly written, and very useful (not to mention being the only book about Minchiate cards I know).The deck is well worth the price for the book alone, if nothing else. As for the cards - I dont like the art. It looks like it was drawn with pastel-coloured pencils, and it doesnt speak to me. I've eventually ordered a reproduction of the Minchiate Fiorentine - it's one of 2000 reproductions and I use it with reverance (for fear of ruining it). 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not for Visual People,
By Bryce Conner "College Student" - Published on Amazon.com
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I must differ in the reviews mentioned here that say they like the book but not the cards. I think that while the minchiate is a lost art, and that this book expands the notions of what each card means, it does so in a very sketchy manner. The pictures are sketchy, the cards are sketchy, and the very descriptions of the cards are merely outlines.For one to get truly into the Minchiate, one must be a right-brained person. That is what this author has failed to recognise. At least provide color images, that is what we want, and cards that are artistically adept. Sorry to be so critical, but it's just a beef that I have with this book and deck. At this price, there *should* be color pictures, but there are none, so I feel left out in the cold in terms of artistic expression. Also, I didn't see any reversed meanings listed, which means one must make those up for one's self. |
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