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★★★★★
I wish I could give 4.5! Still, this deck is beautiful.
I ordered my copy a few months ago, the art is absolutely gorgeous and I don't regret buying the deck, however, I agree with the reviews that mention the faulty printing, one or two of my cards have a funny indentation on them but it's so light you can barely notice (I just took a pic of them all and I can't even remember which one it was, so like I said, not that bad). It comes in a beautiful and sturdy box along with a little (and pretty thick) book inside with some insights (I see some people complaining about the font size, to be honest, I rarely use the booklets and I don’t really see a problem with them because it’s more of an extra rather than a tool for me).
To clear things out, NO, IT’S NOT Mucha’s art as tarot (again, addressing other reviews), this is a tarot deck inspired and drawn in a Mucha style, the card stock is fairly thick and glossy, I would love it even more if it had gilded edges (not crazy about the white visible sides considering the rest of the cards have a parchment-like colouring). If you do reverses, this may not be the deck for you or you may just dislike the fact that the backside shows clearly what position the card is in (again, I don’t have a problem with that because I don’t use them in my readings).
I would say it's got a lot in common with the RWS, however I found some of the cards (Judgment, for example) a bit scary because of the details in the faces (that angel looks pretty pissed if you ask me!), the art features both male and female but it’s clear to see it has more on the female side. This deck has vibrant colouring but not as much as to make it hard on the eyes, everything flows together, I absolutely love the fact that they don't have any lettering on them, only numbers (roman numerals for Major Arcana and regular ones for Minor Arcana), even the borders around every picture are beautiful!, the images speak by themselves clearly enough to know to what suit they belong to and which one are the courts (personally I dislike those decks with tags in more than one language, so I find the lack of text to be pretty attractive).
If you do decide to get this, I hope they have fixed that faulty printing or whatever it is that’s making the decks tear or miss parts. I am including a few pictures, so you can look at the art and decide whether this is for you or not! Like another reviewer, I too got myself a Baba Studio tarot bag (Zodiac is my favourite piece!) to make my deck even more special (in my eyes at least :D).
September 2015 · Books · verified purchase
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Tarot Mucha
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