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The Tarot DeckFinder 2005 ©
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Notes from the Muses ♪
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Now you can place the world of the tarot
in the palm of your hand! Do it with the DeckFinder.
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The DeckFinder features:
- The
1st comprehensive resource for tarot titles, with over 2,000 tarot decks and oracles listed
- Easy
A to Z format
- Separate sections for tarot decks versus oracles
- Ratings
for each tarot pack
- A
full 21 pieces of information for each deck, including:
- primary & alternate titles
- year of publication
- review description
- number of cards & mix
- suit & court card names
- arrangement of trumps with all non-standard titles listed
- style of number cards, either "enacted scenes" or "elementary
sets"
- language of titles
- card shape & size
- companion book title, author, number of pages, year, binding,
language & publisher
- author & publisher
- Handy pointers to author's web sites for special discounts
and viewing of cards
- Appended cross-index sections listed by:
- Appended section covering the genealogy, or birth timeline
of tarot
- Appended glossary section
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| A muse from the Blake Tarot |
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| Rating: Three Notes - Harmony |
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Because "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", decks are not rated based on
the artwork. Instead DeckFinder ratings judge the concept behind the work and the level of maturity displayed in the overall
package. Ratings are as follows:
| A muse from the Mantegna Tarot |
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| Rating: Two Notes - Melody |
Decks which borrow and misconstrue concept are deemed FLAT. Clone decks
are not generally rated as FLAT as long as the original concept is acknowledged and preserved.
A Jingle is a deck with an identifiable concept, no more
- no less.
This rating is for those decks accompanied by documentation
in the form of a book, booklet or web site. A second note is also granted to historical decks for their longevity.
Harmonious works display maturity of concept.
The highest rated products have influenced others in the field.
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The Tarot
DeckFinder 2005© reveals specific insights into 2,000
tarot decks and oracles, helping both beginners and
experts expand their repertoire. It is the first publication to attempt to encompass all packs within a single
reference edition. Decks are listed in order by title. An author index is appended, as well as a category list by
audience. These convenient indices can be used, for example, to find all of the collage
tarot decks, or perhaps all of the decks by your favorite author or artist.
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Comments...
"The DeckFinder is an essential resource for anyone thinking about purchasing a tarot
deck or who has a deck they want to identify. Never before have so many decks and so much information been gathered in one
place. DeckFinder is a tarot collector's dream, doing your comprehensive cataloging for you. A complete history of
the tarot deck is now available. No serious tarotist should be without it. Highly recommended."
--Mary K. Greer, author of Tarot for Your Self, and The Complete Book
of Tarot Reversals.
"This sounds like a terrific and much needed resource.
What a wonderful topic for a book! So few people have any idea of the range of decks available in the market. And so
many decks have been published in the past several years, the choices are astounding. Good luck, I'm sure you'll sell
tons of copies."
-- Liz Hazel, author of Tarot Decoded
The Tarot DeckFinder 2005© is currently a self-published
eBook.
Every effort has been made to include
all published decks in the Tarot DeckFinder 2005. If you have obtained a copy of the book and are aware
of a deck that has not been included in the current edition, you may contact DeckFinder with the title, author,
publisher, year of publication, number of cards, guidebook title, if available, and the name of the source or URL from
which you garnered the information about the deck.
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Last updated on
Copyright © 2003 by M. Raye Martin
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