Mar 5
I desperately needed this book twenty-five years ago when I began looking into tarot history. Back then, I had to cobble together a coherent story from online discussions, Kaplan’s Encyclopedias, and a few exhibit catalogs. Berti’s book has everything an aspiring tarot historian could possibly need. This moderately priced, generously illustrated, 375-page paperback reads like a novel but contains a comprehensive narrative of tarot history.
Apr 29
Marco Benedetti and myself in a conversation moderated by Justin Michael. We talk about tarot’s Italian origins and show off lots of decks from our collections. Here’s a chance to see historic deck facsimiles, as well as Marco’s recreations of rare Italian decks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGNCOS2zQQk
This is a kick-off video to Justin’s Tarot Through the Ages series. He’s got some interesting things coming up that will introduce a new audience to tarot’s roots. Be sure to check out Justin’s Titans of Tarot series where he interviews luminaries like Robert Place, Vincent Pitisci, and Rachel Pollack.
Tarocchi, trionfi and carte, oh, my! Playing card historian Franco Pratesi has put up a chronological list of links to all 313 of his articles on tarot and playing card history. The only other way to get access to these articles, written between 1986 and 2013, is to subscribe to several rather obscure journals.
Of special interest to my fellow tarot history nerds: Read more
Tarot Heritage 