Ancient Italian Tarot

Not for beginners. The Majors are all spelled out in Italian and the pip cards are just that, no information to help a reading. However, the lovely etched-style artwork (rather than woodblock-printed style like the Marseille decks) was just what I wanted. If you’re new to Tarot I’d recommend getting the Centennial Smith-Waite deck first, as it’s the very best way to learn. Then when you feel conversant with the cards, come back and look at this again. I really wish Lo Scarabeo would make a mini/tinned version of this. It would be my perfect deck.

Love it. Great item, good packaging and delivery. Thank you.

Service excellent. Cards are beautiful.

This deck has always been a firm favourite of mine. I'm more into the old, vintage and celestial artwork, as apposed to the more modern and vibrant drawings. These cards are truly stunning. I already had an older edition of these cards, which have always been my preferred deck to read with. Italy has always given us amazing tarot.

These are beautiful. I wanted some cards where Death is pictured as a skeleton rather than a man on a horse, so even though they are Italian I decided to buy them. They are the perfect size, the pattern on the back is lovely and each card is beautiful. There are numbers on them so can work out which card is which even if you don't read Italian and sometimes the Italian word is so similar to the English word that you can figure out what the card is without referring to a book. There is a booklet giving a brief idea of what each card means but there is a misprint. The Magician card is listed as The Fool. So there are two Fools on the list which would confuse a beginner. I know a lot of people always refer to a book when using Tarot cards and don't memorise the meanings, so these cards are sufficiently clearly numbered for using that way. The pictures on them make these cards seem ancient and I like that. They say Tarot originated in Italy so even if them not being in English is confusing, they are worth having as a reminder of the origins of this form of divination.

These cards are very beautiful, but I decided to buy them because I was reading a book about tarot. This book used very similar cards as examples, but the pictures of the cards in the book had numbers on them which clearly showed which way up they go. However, many cards in this deck have reversed numbering on the lower half, making them completely symmetrical. The book I am reading gives meanings for every card in both orientations, but the symmetry of many cards in this deck makes that impossible. I have drawn faint lines on the bottom of the symmetrical cards so that I can tell which way up they are supposed to go, but it's not exactly ideal.

The cards look beautiful. Sadly, I ordered them but I never received it. I wish the seller had been as fair as Amazon in refunding the money I paid. Thanks Amazon!

Tarot lindíssimo, qualidade das cartas ótima, em um tamanho confortável e fácil de embaralhar, e ainds permite a leitura em reverso. A caixa e o livrinhos não tem a qualidade tão boa assim, são mais simples, com o tempo vão se desgastar fácil. Mas o foco sendo as cartas é 10 de 10.

Elles sont vraiment très belles! Je suis très contente! Elles seront parfaites dans les différents cadres pour la composition de ma déco!

Wunderschönes Kartendeck … vielen lieben Dank 👍

My mom loves to read tarot and I bought these for her when the vintage set I purchased was late. They are beautiful and include illustrations of Italian art works. She loves them. They seem to be of good quality and are semi-glossy finish (I think). I perfect little stocking stuffer.

El Ancient Italian Tarot de Lo Scarabeo es una opción perfecta para quien busque una baraja que conserve la riqueza simbólica del Tarot clásico sin perder accesibilidad ni belleza. Se trata de una restauración digital –con algunas ligeras modificaciones– del célebre Tarot Sopraffino, originalmente grabado por Carlo Della Rocca en el siglo XIX. Un Tarot cuya técnica de impresión con placas de metal permitía una mayor incorporación de detalles a las ilustraciones, lo que en su tiempo hizo posible no sólo respetar el estilo ornamental y detallado del Tarot de Marsella que ya se había vuelto un estándar en su época, sino también añadir ecos en su estructura visual y compositiva, lo cual lo vuelve una buena opción para quienes trabajamos desde una lectura simbólica y proyectiva, sin caer en esquemas interpretativos cerrados. Otra de sus características principales es que mantiene los arcanos menores como pip cards (cartas numéricas sin escenas narrativas), lo que permite una lectura menos condicionada por el lenguaje visual del Rider-Waite-Smith. Esto abre un campo más amplio a la proyección personal del lector/consultante y a la lectura simbólica/arquetípica, sin el exceso de guías didácticas que a veces pueden volverse restrictivas para quienes trabajamos con un lenguaje simbólico más universal. En cuanto a la calidad de la baraja, las cartas tienen un acabado mate con un efecto vintage intencional, que armoniza bien con el diseño histórico sin restar durabilidad ni claridad. La impresión es colorida con ciertos desfases intencionales que refuerza su calidad "antigua", y las ilustraciones son simplemente bellísimas. Es una baraja que invita a explorar los detalles, se deja contemplar tanto como leer. Como es habitual en las ediciones "estándar" de Lo Scarabeo, se incluye un pequeño folleto multilingüe con explicaciones muy generales sobre cada carta y una tirada propuesta. No es un recurso profundo ni realmente formativo, contiene un poco de historia sobre la tradición italiana, puede ser útil como punto de partida o como referencia para quienes recién comienzan. En resumen, es una baraja de Tarot que equilibra historia, belleza visual y dramatismo simbólico. Ideal para quienes ya se habituaron al Tarot de Marsella y buscan una alternativa más detallada.