been MIA + so much has been said lol!
regarding the Fournier TM i really love it! i wasn't too sure when i ordered it but really since i got it i'm delighted with it. thing is the pics online really don't do it justice. i've now did my own scan of the entire deck + it was quite a hassle to try to get it right. in the end i think i got as poor pics as those i'd seen on the net even after trying to tweak them. i don't know why but the real colors don't come through. they are far more subtle than the scans show(don't expect a solid color)
so 4 anyone who is attracted to it even just a bit, i'll say go 4 it cuz u should love it once u have it in your hands ;-)
the colors of the backgrounds 4 the minors are:
coupes: kind of a salmon color
batons: green
epees: blue
deniers: a yellow/green
there's enough contrast so the background doesn't take over the scene + though the cards are a tad smaller than usual, u get used to it. it's so cool that the titles are all in french!
didn't read with it just yet, 4 now i'm studying it. i think it's a great deck that fits any wallet lol!
If you think you like the ISIS, don't put it off like I did. I could kick myself for not getting it sooner. There's nothing else in the Tarot world that compares to it, IMO. Although under $50 USD, it is still a significant amount of money for me, but well worth it. If I had to choose which deck to have if shipwrecked on a desert island, it would be the ISIS, without hesitation.
yeah, i'm still looking forward to get that one! i love the 3D aspect + it's really super neat. the images pop out of the card... as soon as i can spare $40 i'll place an order 4 it. so far it seems that everybody who got it didn't regret a bit to have done so.
The line art in the Meunier is very light and delicate, unlike the coarse, heavy outlines of many Conver restorations. The colors in my copy, particularly the backgrounds, are a bit too dark for my taste, but this may have been corrected in later printings.
i read that the printer didn't do justice to the work of K. Meunier + he is quite upset that his diligent work has been marred. visibly, he had done a self printing edition that was true to his work but i don't know if that one is still available. such a pity when printers mess up with the original work. i've seen them on his site + i really think he had done a great job.
The C-J is a very creative and original version of the TdM.
The most beautiful and refined Conver restoration that I know of (besides ISIS) is
Kevin Meunier's Tarot de Marseille. It is available from
ADA.
Another excellent restoration is the
CBD by Yoav Ben-Dov, who is based in Tel Aviv. You can order it from his
web site.
the CBD is also a temptation 4 me lol! i've been looking + looking at the pics, the repro is very well done, i like the colors also; i might end up with this one also ;-)