The Cloisters set of fifty-two cards constitutes the only known complete deck of illuminated ordinary playing cards (as opposed to tarot cards) from the fifteenth century. There are four suits, each consisting of a king, queen, knave, and ten pip cards. The suit symbols, based on equipment associated with the hunt, are hunting horns, dog collars, hound tethers, and game nooses. The value of the pip cards is indicated by appropriate repetitions of the suit symbol. The figures, which appear to be based on Franco-Flemish models, were drawn in a bold, free, and engaging, if somewhat unrefined, hand. Their exaggerated and sometimes anachronistic costumes suggest a lampoon of extravagant Burgundian court fashions. Although some period card games are named, it is not known how they were played. Almost all card games did, however, involve some form of gambling. The condition of the set indicates that the cards were hardly used, if at all. It is possible that they were conceived as a collector’s curiosity rather than a deck for play.

7th in the 78 Tarot Series LIMITED EDITION ✮ Full Color Front & Back Cards (3.25 by 5.5 inches) ✮ 22 Major Arcana Cards (Fully Illustrated by 81 different artists) ✮ 56 Minor Arcana Cards (Fully Illustrated) ✮ 3 bonus wild cards. ✮ GOLD GILDED EDGING ✮ 171 pg FULL COLOR companion booklet with card meanings and artists interpretations of their card. ✮ A full color clam shell cardboard box with a magnetic closure and gold foil accents on inside and outside of the box ✮ Cards printed on 350gsm cardstock with a protective finish. ✮ Each card contains a blue core center to reduce card transparency and produce very vibrant colors. ✮ Cards will have gold foil accents on the front & back of cards -------More About of the Deck & Project------- 81 Artists have created another epic Tarot deck, with another epic theme to weave into the Tarot story. This time we have dove into the elements - and have created a deck that connects to the spirit of nature. To the core of Gaia and Spirit. 78 Tarot Ecological is a Limited Edition Deck - the only copies that are printed are the ones we fund via Kickstarter. They are never reprinted, due to contractual obligation to our artists. We do it this way so our decks are one of a kind collector's pieces that only a thousand people will get to own in this lifetime. We're humbled and privileged to work with SO MANY fantastic artists on this project, some of whom bring their own experiences of creating art for Oracle and Tarot decks, or publishing decks themselves. We have many returning artists for this deck, including 78 Tarot Veterans Meredith Dillman, Jessica Douglas, Tanya Bond, Michael Calandra, Leilani Joy, and Selina Fenech to name a few. 78 Tarot decks are fully functional and rich in symbolism. With each artist creating only one image for the deck, it allows them to really pour themselves into the classic history of their card – whilst putting a modern themed twist to it. Each of our decks have a theme to follow, which we find lends a cohesiveness in the storytelling from 78 different storytellers. https://www.78tarot.cards/

8th in the 78 Tarot series https://www.78tarot.cards/ Major Arcana The Fool Eeva Nikunen The Magician Gila von Meissner The High Priestess Kamille Freske The Empress Tanya Bond The Emperor Peter Bradley The Hierophant Delphine Levesque Demers The Lovers Henry Schreiber The Chariot Aunia Kahn Strength Zindy S. Nielsen The Hermit Joanna Nelson Wheel of Fortune Holly Morningstar Justice Michael Calandra The Hanged Man Heather R. Hitchman Death Jessica Douglas Temperance Melissa Gay The Devil Florian Stitz The Tower Bruce Brenneise The Star Cynthia Conner The Moon Shelby Nichols The Sun Selina Fenech Judgement Kristen Pauline The World Eli Neugeboren Meditation Chris Malidore Wild Quintin Gleim Wild Braden Duncan Minor Arcana Ace of Pentacles Holly Broxson 2 of Pentacles Kat Birmelin 3 of Pentacles Alessandra Amorotti 4 of Pentacles Cori Derfus 5 of Pentacles Rebecca Sinz 6 of Pentacles Jennifer Hrabota Lesser 7 of Pentacles Réka Kovács 8 of Pentacles Daniel Govar 9 of Pentacles Monika Holloway 10 of Pentacles Sue Rundle-Hughes Page of Pentacles Carye VanDerPol Mahoney Knight of Pentacles Lea Evans Queen of Pentacles Deanna Bach King of Pentacles Julia Y Ace of Swords Colin Chan 2 of Swords Dion Harris 3 of Swords Stefania Russo 4 of Swords Monika Ptok-Byard 5 of Swords Damara Carpenter 6 of Swords Frank Fradella 7 of Swords Chloe Ventura 8 of Swords Anastasia Smith 9 of Swords Kylen Baier 10 of Swords Hope Doe Page of Swords Katie Croonenberghs Knight of Swords Brenda Lyons Queen of Swords Natalie Eslick King of Swords Sal V Cloak Ace of Wands Rhonda Libbey 2 of Wands Patrick McEvoy 3 of Wands Enys Guerrero 4 of Wands Alexandria Sandlin 5 of Wands Stephanie Smith 6 of Wands Adam Schmidt 7 of Wands Gemma Jones 8 of Wands Saskia Huitema 9 of Wands Amelia Leonards 10 of Wands Kit Steele Page of Wands Meredith Dillman Knight of Wands Gwenevere Singley Queen of Wands Simona Candini King of Wands Aurore Folny Ace of Cups Jodi Horne 2 of Cups Maigan Lynn 3 of Cups Sheryl Abid 4 of Cups Caitlin Cordell 5 of Cups Jeremy McHugh 6 of Cups Ana Neves 7 of Cups Jayde Hilliard 8 of Cups Sandra Hultsved 9 of Cups Natacha Chohra 10 of Cups Erica Lyn Schmidt Page of Cups Natasja Van Gestel Knight of Cups Eric Lofgren Queen of Cups Lauren Brown King of Cups Kaitlund Zupanic

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Tarot/Wishmaster.html A different very abstract tarot