gregory
I am amazed. I know I am very very old and my mind is shot - but I don't REMEMBER any of mine from IM being laminated. However - I can't check till mid-June. Remind me, someone !
Soprafino Tarot
Le Fanu
Yes, that will be the Dotti and the Marsiglia. Both laminated to within an inch of their lives. But the Soprafino I have is nowhere near this lamination. I repeat, as far as I'm concerned there is no detectable lamination and I definitely have the Soprafino destined for the European market, World card box, alida and all that.Debra said:
But once these tarot grapevine rumours start, there's really no point even trying to argue against them...
Laura Borealis
No, no, you've been very reassuring. I think of you as a sort of Soprafino authority. I would order one with confidence now. If I had the cash (and conscience, after my recent splurges!)Le Fanu said:
KhonsuMes
Confirming that at least one US edition (not sure if there are more) is not laminated:
The Meneghello Soprafino "Made in Italy exclusively for Cavallini & Co. San Francisco" .
Box is two part, with World Card pasted on the front (top) of the box. The Cavallini label is pasted on the back (bottom) half of the box, and has a bit of wax seal left on my copy. There is also an english insert with the Cavallini legend on it.
The deck is gorgeous.
May the rumors evanesce..
The Meneghello Soprafino "Made in Italy exclusively for Cavallini & Co. San Francisco" .
Box is two part, with World Card pasted on the front (top) of the box. The Cavallini label is pasted on the back (bottom) half of the box, and has a bit of wax seal left on my copy. There is also an english insert with the Cavallini legend on it.
The deck is gorgeous.
May the rumors evanesce..
thinbuddha
Confirming that Soprafino is not laminated.
This is also how tarot grapevine rumors start. I remember reading a similar description somewhere long ago, and the picture it brings to mind is a card that feels just like a menu in a Dennys restaurant, which is actually sandwiched between 2 layers of plastic that come on big rolls, and are run through a heat press and bonded to both sides of the paper.
This image kept me from getting the Marsiglia for years[/] (until I stumbled on a deal I couldn't pass up). Yes, the Marsiglia is printed on treated card stock. I think lamination may not be the correct term for it.... At any rate, the cards feel less like plastic than most decks printed these days (compare it to the Noblet, for example).
The Marsiglia is a great deck, and while I would have preferred it to be on untreated card stock the way most IM decks are printed, it isn't offensively over laminated the way you make it sound! This is on my short list of favorite decks.
-tb
Le Fanu said:
This is also how tarot grapevine rumors start. I remember reading a similar description somewhere long ago, and the picture it brings to mind is a card that feels just like a menu in a Dennys restaurant, which is actually sandwiched between 2 layers of plastic that come on big rolls, and are run through a heat press and bonded to both sides of the paper.
This image kept me from getting the Marsiglia for years[/] (until I stumbled on a deal I couldn't pass up). Yes, the Marsiglia is printed on treated card stock. I think lamination may not be the correct term for it.... At any rate, the cards feel less like plastic than most decks printed these days (compare it to the Noblet, for example).
The Marsiglia is a great deck, and while I would have preferred it to be on untreated card stock the way most IM decks are printed, it isn't offensively over laminated the way you make it sound! This is on my short list of favorite decks.
-tb
Le Fanu
Pray, let me start another (true) grapevine rumour. There most definitely must be at least two editions of the Meneghello Marsiglia then. I got mine from WendyWu who wanted to get rid of it because of the lamination. It really is up there with high-tech plastified bus passes. Think U.S Games *Printed in Italy*/ Modiano at their glossiest. And what is even more striking is that the deck actually squeaks when you move it around!thinbuddha said:
I like the deck and can deal with the lamination but my edition really is unmistakably laminated. It really does feel plastic. As is the Dotti (this latter may feel marginally less plastic).
gregory
Leffy - you get to me my conscience here - REMIND ME after June 10 and I will check every Meneghello deck I own (except the 11x22 mm ones as they are a nightmare to get back in the wrappings !)
Patrick Booker
This site has images of the different versions of the Soprafino patterns to compare:
http://www.albideuter.de/
You can access other versions from within this page:
http://www.albideuter.de/html/dellarocca_1835.html
There are a lot of clear images of many interesting decks here.
Patrick
http://www.albideuter.de/
You can access other versions from within this page:
http://www.albideuter.de/html/dellarocca_1835.html
There are a lot of clear images of many interesting decks here.
Patrick
Bernice
Cheers Patrick 
Bee x
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