I see that this thread is a couple of months old and I just wondered how you - or anyone - is getting on with this deck. There are remarkably few posts on AT referring to it. Maybe it´s new to the LoS catalogue. Id been lusting after it for a while because of the artwork, and been dedicating myself to the Jacques Vieville deck, while playing around with and discovering Oracles for supplementary meanings in spreads. The visual style of this one really seems to foot the bill for reading alongside historical decks.
The name put me off a bit though. I mean, the original collection of engravings came from Cesar Ripa´s "Iconologia", which would have been a far better name. I dunno, "Iconologia Oracle" or Cesar´s Oracle". Anything really; I just think this name is a bit off-putting. the name comes with so much baggage. If you´re reading for someone and they want to know about their boyfriend and they see you consulting Nostradamus. I don´t know how convincing it is. Im going to keep my deck in a bag and hide the box. Better I think. It´s the images which count here.
The cards are lovely though. For those who don´t know the deck, the only link with Nostradamus is that the highly symbolic images have "updated" verses by Nostradamus as suggested meanings in the LWB. But it´s all very allegorical and symbolic, and to be honest, I think the LWB is appalling. The meanings have a moral tone which just isn´t very suited to contemporary life. each card has a title, and it´s probably better to go with those. It´s the first time Ive bought a LoS deck and not wanted to trim off the titles.
Get this for example from the LWB; Card 69. Obligations "As a good shepherd must shear his sheep without scraping them, enforce obligations without acting dishonestly." Then the meaning taken from Nostradamus´text is " Fulfill duties, observing the law even during difficult times."
The cards are lovely though. Here´s a link
http://www.isisbooks.com/divination/dup0738705667.asp.
Interested in feedback...