Tarot Art Nouveau Premium Cards – November 8, 2015

A beautiful deck that keeps very Art Nouveau styled themes, rather than being a perfect clone of the Rider-Waite (like Lo Scarabeo's Tarot Mucha is closer to being). The majors are pretty standard, though minors may take more attention to details like facial expressions and body language to truly get the meanings--this deck also doesn't have labels beyond Roman numerals and symbols for the suits and courts, so it isn't the most beginner friendly deck out there. The stock is more of a medium thickness, though fairly stiff.The book has quite a bit of information in it: beyond an introduction to the deck and Art Nouveau, there's a three card spread and a sample reading. Much of it is--of course--information on the cards; each major has a full page of information, and each minor has a full paragraph. The book is in full color and each card is pictured alongside its meaning. However, the Italian, Spanish, German, and French sections of the book are very minimal and have nothing more than a few keywords, even for the majors.The box itself is sturdy, though the band depicting Lo Scarabeo's logo looks a little odd. The design also is not printed on the box and instead is printed on a foil-like paper that's then glued onto the box, so it arrived with a couple edges trying to come undone.All in all, while it may not be a great deck for a beginner reading, it's lovely to work with--especially for fans of Art Nouveau.

I collect tarot decks and this one is absolutely beautiful!!! It is also more in depth than at first glance. I really like it because of the earthy feel it has to it with all the flowers or scenery of the card. The Fool card is one of my all time favorites. Also the Sun card. The book is also helpful in that it explains the card more than just little white book that comes with most Lo Scarobeo decks. The box it comes in is very pretty also. I did a deck interview with it and I was very pleased. I have other decks I rarely use. I use this one almost everyday if not for a reading then I use it by pulling a card out and sitting it on my nightstand along with an oracle card usually for meditation. I also use this deck for celebrating the wheel of the year.

I so LOVE these cards! Beautiful artwork, each card tells a thorough story. Even my friends who are very skeptical of "woo woo" stuff were impressed with how many "direct hits" the cards' descriptions gave.

Gorgeous! Love the size and colors. Harder coming from the Rider-Waite to figure out the symbols but I think worth it!

The cards are so elegant and I love them!

The cards are beautiful. There are a lot of subtleties in the designs. You really have to look carefully at the expressions on the people's faces. I think that these cards are great for questions about relationships. And I really like the elegant simplicity of the cards' elemental and court indicators. I'm pretty sure the product's image is inaccurate, though. I don't remember there being the trumps' titles at the top and I think the numbers at the bottom were roman numerals–not the normal base-10 numbering system. The negatives: some of the cards feel repetitive and the colors are too pale.The book is attractive and informative. It's sturdy, well written, and colorful. Most of it is in english; there are some short descriptions in other languages. You might need to put on your reading glasses.The case is poorly designed. The cards are too big to fit. That's why there's a significant gap between the top and bottom parts of the case. You can see it in the product's image. I'm pretty sure that this was unintentional on the creator's or manufacturer's part. When the case is empty, the top and bottom parts fit snugly and the design lines up properly. It just doesn't make sense because any vertical pressure applied to the case will transfer to the cards. I think some pressure was applied to the case during shipping. The cards I received were slightly bent. I tried to ignore it but I couldn't. The deck always had a small but significant break of continuity between some of the cards, which made it difficult to choose a random card. I had to return them and get a refund.I would have given these cards a 4 if it weren't for the case.

These cards are beautiful to work with, and beautiful to collect. I highly recommend.

Great seller, fast shipping. I just don't like this deck at all. Each card looks like a threesome. How anyone can read these is beyond me. I have about 30 decks, this is the only one I've never used.