Sola Busca Tarot

By Sofia Di Vincenzo

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572811307
• ISBN13: 9781572811300
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: U S Games Systems
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

All About An Older Tarot Deck

First of all, this is a book about the Sola Busca deck, not the deck itself (at least that's what I got when I ordered it). This particular deck isn't the standardised type such as Rider-Waite or the Thoth deck either. It's a precurser to those. Illustrations, Major Arcana, and intpretations are significantly different than what a modern tarot reader is used to. But as a historical side note the book is interesting. The pictures I've seen of the deck far outstrip the black and white version in this book, and that was sort of a shame. OK, the pictures of the modern reproduction, it seems the original was in black and white, but those are not what he scanned for use in the book. But each card desription is detailed as to it's symbology. The significances at the end of the descriptions is very brief though. As to the accuracy of the interpretaions who can honestly say? Were any of us studying it in the 15th century, in Italy? Experts can gleen some of what was accepted as fact, but no one can claim absoulute knowledge. Let's just say that I wouldn't try a reading using this book and the deck. But it's a lovely deck and the book is a worthwhile method for getting to know it better. Oh, and the printing, paper and binding are all of nice quality. The book should hold up while you read it.