Original Rider Waite Tarot

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Contents 1 Description 2 Creators 3 Publishing details 3.1 Date of Publication 3.2 Publisher 4 Deck creation and/or publication process 5 Reviews 6 Card Scans

[edit] Description

Published by U.S. Games in 1993, the "Original" Rider Waite Tarot is something of a misnomer, since the original printing plates for the Waite-Smith Tarot were lost during the London Blitz and the artwork used is from a later edition. The artwork employed seems to have been cobbled together out of Pamela C fronts and Pamela A Rose&Lily backs. The "Original" Rider-Waite reproduces colors from an aged copy of the deck, so the entire deck has a greenish-brown cast to it, producing muddy clouds and murky skies. This Frankendeck was released as cards alone and an attractive boxed set with Arthur Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot.

[edit] Creators

• Pamela Colman Smith
• Arthur Waite

[edit] Publishing details

• ISBN 0880796863 (cards)
• ISBN (book/deck set)

[edit] Date of Publication

1993

[edit] Publisher

U.S. Games

[edit] Deck creation and/or publication process

• Holly Volley's thoughts on the "Original" Rider Waite Tarot
• Manteia article by Frank Jensen discussing the Rider-Waite's evolution pp.21-24

[edit] Reviews

• Aeclectic Tarot Reviews by Chris BUtler & Bonnie Cehovet
• Wicce.com review by Gina Pace
• AstroAmerica Review
• Joan Bunning minireview

[edit] Card Scans

• Aeclectic Tarot