{"product_id":"the-marziano-tarot","title":"The Marziano Tarot","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eMarziano Tarot – The Oldest Known “Trump-Style” Tarot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eConceived by Marziano da Tortona and first created by Michelino da Besozzo in Milan between 1412 and 1425, the Marziano Tarot is considered the earliest known “trump-style” deck. Although the original cards have been lost to history, visionary artist Robert M. Place has lovingly reimagined the deck based on a 1449 letter from Jacopo Antonio Marcello to Queen Isabelle of Lorraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"937\"\u003ePlace redesigned the deck as though it had evolved into a standard tarot that was later reproduced in woodcuts and hand-colored. The imagery draws upon Marziano’s original descriptions, Renaissance woodcuts from the \u003cem data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"835\"\u003eHypnerotomachia Poliphili\u003c\/em\u003e, early printed cards, and other period sources to create a faithful yet imaginative reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eThe 64-card deck includes 10 pip cards in each of the four suits—Eagles, Doves, Turtledoves, and Phoenixes—along with a King and Queen for each suit. The trump sequence consists of 16 classical deities, arranged in four groups of four, each associated with one of the suits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64 Cards Deck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCards Measure 4.75 X 2.75\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eattractive, standard tuck box. I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 page booklet with history, suggested meanings, and divination guidance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor and Artist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert M. Place\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an internationally known visionary artist, whose award winning works, in painting, sculpture, and jewelry, have been displayed in galleries and museums in America, Europe, and Japan.  He is the designer, illustrator, and coauthor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alchemical Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Angels Tarot,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which have received international acclaim.  He is designer, illustrator, and author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alchemical Tarot Renewed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the award winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tarot of the Saints\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Buddha Tarot,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Vampire Tarot, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has said, “may be the best book ever written on that deck of cards decorated with mysterious images called the tarot.” He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAstrology and\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivination, Magic and Alchemy, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Shamanism,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e written for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, and the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlchemy and the Tarot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He is the curator of The Fools’ Journey and the author of the catalog for this exhibition of Tarot art that originated at the LA Craft and Folk Art Museum.  He was the guest of honor at the opening of the Tarot Museum in Riola, Italy. He has created numerous illustrations for books and magazines, his Facsimile Historic Italian Tarot is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he and his work have appeared on the BBC, A\u0026amp;E, the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel. His newest work is a Lenormand oracle deck, The Burning Serpent Oracle, on which he collaborated with Tarot diva Rachel Pollack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuggested Reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"product_name\"\u003eTHE TAROT, MAGIC, ALCHEMY, HERMETICISM, AND NEOPLATONISM\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/5865\/1465\/files\/The_Tarot_Magic_Alchemy_Hermeticism_and_Neoplatonism_400x_e2ed973a-51b1-4d01-9798-13da141d67f3_medium.jpg?v=1567959066\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tarot, Magic, Alchemy, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the  newest book by Robert M Place. It incorporates the material that was in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlchemy and the Tarot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut updates the facts and, as you can tell by the title, covers a lot more material—about three times as much, with 680 pages and over 300 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is intended to be a guide to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlchemical Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Robert's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTarot of the Sevenfold Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e. It is the companion book for both decks. But it also covers the Tarot of Marseilles and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Waite Smith Tarot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSo that it is a guide to the Tarot for anyone using any deck. 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