Favorite gilded deck?

[nisaba]

Oh no! In what ways?

Most of the artwork in this deck is cribbed from Botticelli's own work, not just rendered in his style. He lived in an era where happiness generally and laughter in particular was seen as sinful (pleasures of the flesh). So all his most holy and spiritual facial expressions are actually expressions of intense sadness.

The deck is gorgeous and draws strangers over when you pull it out in public, but when actually using it to read with, I just can't get away from all those sad faces.

 

[3ill.yazi]

I have kat blacks Golden Tarot, which has gilt edges. I like the images and the edges, but the cards are just a bit dark and big for me.

I also have the Visconti from LoS. I frankly find the gold distracting, and I have to change the light when using those.

 

[FLizarraga]

Being part magpie, I love both decks with gold or silver edges and decks where the foil has been worked into the design. Gotta love all that shine!

I own all the Lo Scarabeo gilded decks, except the Tarot of the Tsar. My personal favorites are the Visconti Sforza, the Klimt, and the Universal --although the Universal does have some distracting irregularities, as it has been pointed out several times.

I agree with Nisaba that there is something particularly elegant about silver edges, and I also find the silver leaf of the Mantegna both nicer and less distracting than gold leaf. A dream deck for me is the Silver edition of the Bohemian Gothic --the scans I have seen are just breathtaking.

That said, I do find the golden foil too distracting in a reading, and the only all-over gilded decks I'm really able to read with are the Visconti, the Universal and the Klimt. The others are mere eye candy for me.

 

[MoonGypsy]

Botticelli. i also blackened the edges to blend with the black borders,
and it looks really amazing, and the gold metallic highlights really pop.


A totally different method was done with special inks in regards to the Victorian Romantic Gold,
Bohemian Cats Gold, and Bohemian Gothic Silver--those 3 very limited and OOP decks
i keep in a class of their own; as there is absolutely no comparison to the method used
and/or quality, IMHO.

 

[FLizarraga]

Botticelli. i also blackened the edges to blend with the black borders,
and it looks really amazing, and the gold metallic highlights really pop.

Black edges work really well with gold leaf, yes!

A totally different method was done with special inks in regards to the Victorian Romantic Gold,
Bohemian Cats Gold, and Bohemian Gothic Silver--those 3 very limited and OOP decks
i keep in a class of their own; as there is absolutely no comparison to the method used
and/or quality, IMHO.

I thought the gold editions of the VR and the BC only had gilded edges. Do they have gold leaf in the images as well?

 

[MoonGypsy]

Black edges work really well with gold leaf, yes!




I thought the gold editions of the VR and the BC only had gilded edges. Do they have gold leaf in the images as well?

The original Limited Editions did not have gilded edges. They were treated with special
inks on the paintings themselves--so gorgeous--you can't imagine if you haven't seen them in person.
Only the 2nd edition of the VR has gold gilded edges; and the 3rd edition Boho Cats has gold gilded edges.
And of course there is the "Pewter" gilded edges of a version of the 2nd edition of the Bohemian Gothic Tarot.

The Victorian Romantic Gold LE/OOP edition was a version of the 1st edition.
The Baroque Bohemian Cats Gold LE/OOP edition was a version of the 2nd edition.
The Bohemian Gothic Silver LE/OOP edition was a version of the 1st edition BG.
There were only 500 number/signed sets [each]printed and Karen has said they will never
be printed again. They have been OOP for a few years, now.

 

[FLizarraga]

Two more for the wish list, then...

The original Limited Editions did not have gilded edges. They were treated with special
inks on the paintings themselves--so gorgeous--you can't imagine if you haven't seen them in person.
Only the 2nd edition of the VR has gold gilded edges; and the 3rd edition Boho Cats has gold gilded edges.
And of course there is the "Pewter" gilded edges of a version of the 2nd edition of the Bohemian Gothic Tarot.

The Victorian Romantic Gold LE/OOP edition was a version of the 1st edition.
The Baroque Bohemian Cats Gold LE/OOP edition was a version of the 2nd edition.
The Bohemian Gothic Silver LE/OOP edition was a version of the 1st edition BG.
There were only 500 number/signed sets [eache]printed and will never
be printed again. They have been OOP for a few years, now.

 

[silvereye]

Being part magpie, I love both decks with gold or silver edges and decks where the foil has been worked into the design. Gotta love all that shine!

I own all the Lo Scarabeo gilded decks, except the Tarot of the Tsar. My personal favorites are the Visconti Sforza, the Klimt, and the Universal --although the Universal does have some distracting irregularities, as it has been pointed out several times.

I agree with Nisaba that there is something particularly elegant about silver edges, and I also find the silver leaf of the Mantegna both nicer and less distracting than gold leaf. A dream deck for me is the Silver edition of the Bohemian Gothic --the scans I have seen are just breathtaking.

That said, I do find the golden foil too distracting in a reading, and the only all-over gilded decks I'm really able to read with are the Visconti, the Universal and the Klimt. The others are mere eye candy for me.

I suppose the Visconti deck have pip cards? I was hoping to find a gold foiled deck with illustrated minor arcana cards...

 

[Emily]

Before I would have said Kat Blacks Golden Tarot but yesterday I took deliver of the Tarot Illuminati and now that would have to be my favourite gilt-edged deck, there is also a lot of gold in the deck itself but I think it is paint effect but it does stand out.

 

[FLizarraga]

I suppose the Visconti deck have pip cards? I was hoping to find a gold foiled deck with illustrated minor arcana cards...

Actually, the Visconti is the only one of them without scenic pips. The rest of the decks mentioned here so far have illustrated pips that do variations on the RWS meanings, except for the Mantegna, which is not really a Tarot deck.