Handcrafted Large Visconti Tarocchi Boxes
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Visconti Tarot Themed Boxes Osvaldo makes large Visconti themed boxes which are lovely and elaborate. They have an antique, old world style to them, having been crafted by hand by a seasoned artisan, without the use of rulers or other such modern implements. They have an almost 3 Dimensional effect because the cards fastened to the fronts are thick and bolted on by antique tacks. These one of a kind boxes are crafted from sturdy cardboard (with layers of treated paper glued on ~ Paper-Mache style). They are signed and dated ~ with Osvaldo's wax seal adding a final touch. The Visconti Tarocchi is a favored theme of Osvaldo's because firstly, he publishes that deck, and secondly, it is from Milan (where Osvaldo lives and works) and thirdly, it is the oldest known Tarot deck (estimated to have been from 1450) . Osvaldo's Tarot art shop, Il Meneghello is within walking distance to the Visconti - Sforza castle where the remains of this ancient deck were discovered.
- See A few Visconti Tarot boxes here
- Another type of box Osvaldo makes
- See step by step process of Osvaldo creating a box
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Beautiful handcrafted Visconti Tarot boxes
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Each Tarot box is one of a kind
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Osvaldo creates these in his shop, Il Meneghello
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(A website by Arnell Ando to honor the Tarot & art contributions by Osvaldo Menegazzi of Il Meneghello. This site contains much of Osvaldo's published decks and handmade art to date.)
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This section of Osvaldo's website shows more examples of Visconti boxes (scroll down and choose a category you wish to view.)]
