Kazanlar Tarot (Paperback)

by Emil Kazanlar (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Not Avail; Cards edition (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3905017970
• ISBN-13: 978-3905017977
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 3.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,500,403 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Curiously compelling!, June 4, 2000

By	"esseesee" (Auckland) - See all my reviews

I bought these cards because at first glance they looked "pretty". Superficially they still do, but I find them increasingly curious, compelling and - dare I say it - confusing(but in a provocative, not puzzling, way). Names are the same as standard decks, but styles change from suit to suit... for instance, while Swords are illustrated in an Ancient Egyptian style, some of the Cups are illustrated in Eastern European folk art atyle and some in a sort of Louis Quinze style ... and Coins are like Moghul miniatures. Card names are in four languages on each card, and the whole pack presents a surprisingly unified appearance, given the different styles of illustration, owing to the clever use of a gold outer border and co-ordinating inner borders and corner decorations for each of the different suits and the Major Arkana. Each card, in addition, has relevant numbers, words, letters and atrological signs printed on it. Some cards also have printed I ching trigrams. None of these detract from the design of the cards, in fact if you don't know to look for them, you might not see them! Perhaps not the best cards for beginners, because the complexity of the artwork could distract from the significance of the card itself. I think this is a beautifully produced pack of cards which offers a lot of "acccessories" for advanced tarot readers.