Gardener
The minors do not have scenes with people in them. Instead, each suit works from one large painting, and - well, take for example the cups. There is a huge landscape, and the six of cups will show six cups on one portion of this landscape, and the eight of cups will show eight cups in a different part of the landscape. The four suits each have different landscapes, although the differences are subtle. Additionally, most minors have some sort of symbol, such as a falling feather or a leave with a bead of water, and a few have an animal as part of the background.
In my personal opinion, I actually find these minors harder to read with than traditional non-illustrated pips (such as Marseilles). However, I've been working these last few months with the Intuitive Study Group, and I think if I were to try again I'd have more success. There is a richness to these minors that isn't easily described.
Ah, now you've got me going on one of my favorite topics, semi-illustrated pips. There are a few decks like this, like Trevisan's Crystal and most of the Folchis. Not scenes, usually no people, but elements in addition to the suit symbol. I think I'll post a thread about this in Decks...
In my personal opinion, I actually find these minors harder to read with than traditional non-illustrated pips (such as Marseilles). However, I've been working these last few months with the Intuitive Study Group, and I think if I were to try again I'd have more success. There is a richness to these minors that isn't easily described.
Ah, now you've got me going on one of my favorite topics, semi-illustrated pips. There are a few decks like this, like Trevisan's Crystal and most of the Folchis. Not scenes, usually no people, but elements in addition to the suit symbol. I think I'll post a thread about this in Decks...
