blackroseivy
September 29th, 2007, 06:30 PM
The LS stands for Lo Scarabeo.
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/medieval/
I have just got it, I have been working with it & I find that it grows upon me more & more the more I do.
It is a fully illustrated deck; however, watch out for it - this is NOT a RWS clone. For that reason I do not highly recommend it to beginners - it's just too different from what else is out there. It's the antique Italian Justice VIII, Strength XI.
It has a LWB that is in several languages (English, Italian, French, Spanish & German) - however, it has these little gems of meanings in it that are precious. For the pips, there is a word followed b y an illuminating explanation.
The cards are the small-standard size ( I don't have anything to measure, but roughly 2 1/2"x5", I think that's right). The usual misfortune is in their busy borders -they are notorious for all the languages going around the borders at LS.
Guido Zibordi is the artist; he also did the Giotto & the Brueghel Tarots. They are very beautiful - quite possibly done with acrylics, but however the feel of egg tempera is DEFINITLEY there (I should know! :D ).
Overall, I'd have to tell brand-new novices to be wary of this one - but it might work, IF you have a RWS alongside of it; because, as I said, this deck has its own ideas which sometimes relate, sometimes do a tangent thing, & sometimes are just all the way out there.
If you have at least gone through your paces with the more standard decks (Thoth & Marseilles are included in this category, though RWS always is what I recommend to learn on), I DEFINITELY & most highly recommend this deck. The readings I have had so far have been kind of playful in an intense way, definitely not mincing anything but having a sense of humor.
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/medieval/
I have just got it, I have been working with it & I find that it grows upon me more & more the more I do.
It is a fully illustrated deck; however, watch out for it - this is NOT a RWS clone. For that reason I do not highly recommend it to beginners - it's just too different from what else is out there. It's the antique Italian Justice VIII, Strength XI.
It has a LWB that is in several languages (English, Italian, French, Spanish & German) - however, it has these little gems of meanings in it that are precious. For the pips, there is a word followed b y an illuminating explanation.
The cards are the small-standard size ( I don't have anything to measure, but roughly 2 1/2"x5", I think that's right). The usual misfortune is in their busy borders -they are notorious for all the languages going around the borders at LS.
Guido Zibordi is the artist; he also did the Giotto & the Brueghel Tarots. They are very beautiful - quite possibly done with acrylics, but however the feel of egg tempera is DEFINITLEY there (I should know! :D ).
Overall, I'd have to tell brand-new novices to be wary of this one - but it might work, IF you have a RWS alongside of it; because, as I said, this deck has its own ideas which sometimes relate, sometimes do a tangent thing, & sometimes are just all the way out there.
If you have at least gone through your paces with the more standard decks (Thoth & Marseilles are included in this category, though RWS always is what I recommend to learn on), I DEFINITELY & most highly recommend this deck. The readings I have had so far have been kind of playful in an intense way, definitely not mincing anything but having a sense of humor.