Great to have this side by side, Justin. You're learning so much! Personally I love the Lo Scarabeo images. I feel they were more consonant with the existing originals. Believe it or not, this Cary-Yale was the first Tarot deck I ever had back in the 80's. It was a US Games version with the yellow backs. Hard to see a lot of the imagery so I'm so glad to have the LoScarabeo edition now. Thanks for this great video. So fun to give this deck it's due! Anne
Thanks Anne! Yes I’ve always been more interested in the printed decks but I have a growing interest in hand painted decks. They are interesting because they give us an idea of what the standard printed patterns may have looked like. And yes I learned soo much. Thanks for watching my friend 😘💙
Visconti decks got me started in tarot collecting. I have several versions of Visconti decks. I'm even trying to learn to read with them, but most are so darn large to shuffle...ok, impossible. My favorites so far are the the Lo Scarabeo di Madrone and the II Meneghello di Madrone version as well. I'll probably learn to table shuffle best with a Mary Packard deck, though, and won't have to worry about wear & tear on the other decks. Thanks for the review, Justin.
I have the Lo Scarabeo deck. Looking at your presentation, I really appreciate how they used the Visconti Sforza to fill in the gaps. I really find the US Games substitutions very jarring in their stylistic differences and in their garish colours. They don't harmonise with the originals at all. On the other hand, I don't like some of the Lo Scarabeo substitutions either. I'm thinking of the gold backdrops to the star and moon cards. The way they've been painted over doesn't look right to me. Just my own feelings about them. Great videos. Thank you.
Thanks again for this!! Have watched it more than once!! I agree that the Lo Scarabeo is so well done! I keep wondering if I want the Cary-Yale version….as I have the Il Meneghello [with no recreated cards - therefore the original 67] and the Lo Scarabeo. I would love that book by Dupaulis however. I do struggle with many of the Luigi Scapnini images [although I agree his devil is the better of the 2!!]. Other than that one card D’Auge’s art seems to hit the ‘period’ vibe on the nail head for me….and I do so love having a ‘complete version’. Thanks as always for you frank and open sharing of your considerable research and lovely collection pieces. Take care.
Jane sorry I’m late getting back to you. I somehow missed this comment! I like both versions. I tend to favor LS both for deck structure and beauty. Depaulis book is great! And it warms my heart to know that someone found this helpful and watched it more than once! Thank you soo much!! 💙
Great review Justin, both decks are beautiful. I have the Mary Packard deck Visconti-Sforza. I noticed that in the suit of swords , the pip cards are inverted . The blades in one are up while in the other are down. Check it out . 🤗💜👍🏼
Yes I saw that too. I left them the way they were in the original order of the packaging.. I guess that may be two different interpretations of which way upright 😂 Thank you my friend
I think they both have pros and cons.. the gold foil is clearly machined but it gives us an idea of what they may have looked like when they were new.. and they are just beautiful. Kaplans are good for the reasons you Mentioned but perhaps a little boring.. Neither will capture the original beauty 100%. Thanks Lorena! Good to hear from you
