Le Fanu
I just received this today. It can be seen here. It's a beautiful package - gorgeous box in terms of graphics and old world spookiness. I was very curious about the deck that is included.
It is a replica of one of the Dondorfs published by Konigsfurt-Urania, a deck I love. You know that Konigsfurt-Urania deck which has the criminally updated playing card inserts "for a modern audience"? Well there was another one which had German gothick script text which I ended up preferring (with red backs) but which went out of print as a stand alone deck- and this is one of those, except with English verses in the same gothick script. I rather like it - a bit flimsy - but the Dondorf details are beautiful and very clear, better in fact than the LoS French Cartomancy deck in terms of detail.
I haven't had time to have a proper look at the book because I was going out to a gallery opening after work (my package was sent to work) and I didn't want to take along a bag so I left it at work and will bring it home tomorrow. Looked a bit New Agey the little I read over lunch but I shall have a proper read soon.
It is a replica of one of the Dondorfs published by Konigsfurt-Urania, a deck I love. You know that Konigsfurt-Urania deck which has the criminally updated playing card inserts "for a modern audience"? Well there was another one which had German gothick script text which I ended up preferring (with red backs) but which went out of print as a stand alone deck- and this is one of those, except with English verses in the same gothick script. I rather like it - a bit flimsy - but the Dondorf details are beautiful and very clear, better in fact than the LoS French Cartomancy deck in terms of detail.
I haven't had time to have a proper look at the book because I was going out to a gallery opening after work (my package was sent to work) and I didn't want to take along a bag so I left it at work and will bring it home tomorrow. Looked a bit New Agey the little I read over lunch but I shall have a proper read soon.