Renaissance Tarot Book: A Guide to the Renaissance Tarot

by Brian Williams

Brian Williams connects tarot symbology to European Renaissance culture and classical Greek and Roman mythology with his luminescent tarot deck and accompanying book, "A Renaissance Tarot.

Genres: Tarot, Reference

194 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

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Reviews

[Xavier Guillaume · Rating 4 out of 5]

I use this book as a reference when building a stronger, deeper understanding of the symbolism and history of the Major Arcana. What I especially love about this book are the illustrations that make up most of the pages. They are all hand-drawn by the author, and are quite remarkable.

The most difficult aspect of the book is that the descriptions of the cards can sometimes feel esoteric. For example, the author describes the Hebrew letters that are represented by different cards, but does not go into what these letters mean. I'll often have to skim past the unexplained symbolism so not to bog my mind with further confusion.

What I find intriguing is that the symbolism and descriptions will often differ from the symbolism and descriptions of other Tarot books I've read. I suppose something to keep in mind is that every person has his or her own way of reading the cards, and just because a description is written in a certain book, doesn't make it stone.

This is definitely not the definitive book on Tarot, but it definitely makes a good reference if you are looking to build a deeper understanding of the Tarot's mystery.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I clicked on this format it said cards - so I am talking about the cards here. Beautiful, light images and tones adorn this deck. There is significantly less detail on the minor cards. If that's not an issue for you, it's an easy deck to read with. It is a cheerier deck without losing the meaning of the cards. One of what I'd call the "pretty" decks. Leaflet complete enough, havne't looked at the book.

[Dharia Scarab · Rating 4 out of 5]

The date on this book and deck is for a reprinting. The book was copy written for 1994 and I received my set in 2001.