Friday, February 1, 2013

Tarot Decks: Tarocchi da Pranzo (Lunch Tarot)

If you like food and minimalist artwork, Tarocchi da Pranzo (Lunch Tarot) might be for you. Designed and created by Barbieri Calori Martino, this Tarot deck was originally created by drizzling melted chocolate on crackers. There are only 22 cards in this deck, all of them Trump (Major Arcana) cards, so Tarocchi da Pranzo is really designed for collectors and enthusiasts of the Tarot.

Cards in this Tarot deck are numbered by untitled, so you'll have to have some familiarity with the traditional Rider-Waite deck to really understand the imagery and symbolism of these cards. The enclosed leaflet is written in Italian and the cards and leaflet come enclosed in a simple cardboard box. There were only 500 decks produced, all numbered and signed by the artist, so this deck is considered "limited edition" and can be difficult to get your hands on.

You can, if you like, incorporate these 22 cards into your own Tarot deck, but they're really not designed to be used in a reading. They are rather appetizing, however, and make an exciting addition to any Tarot collection.

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