Parzival
Matthews' Arthurian
Interesting observations about the older and newer versions. Since I have both, I've put a black-bordered and white-bordered card side-by-side. The card is/are Taliesin,v. What a striking difference-- the black-bordered one has an icy blue-white "aura" around the seated bard, while the white-bordered has a richer violet "aura." There are animal forms in this auric mist, fish, birds, dog, hare, otter, but clearer in the new version. The bard's robe is darker green in the new version, more to the earth. The two children lower left and right are darker brown and blue in the new one. Now I try to take in the whole scene in each. To me, color is more subtle and softly radiant in the first, more bold and earthy in the second. The arch seems to pull in, like looking through a window, but to me it is a complete image, nothing left out. Some significant color-and light changes here, lighter side, shadowier side. (The earlier edition is a little larger.) I need to see more cards.
Interesting observations about the older and newer versions. Since I have both, I've put a black-bordered and white-bordered card side-by-side. The card is/are Taliesin,v. What a striking difference-- the black-bordered one has an icy blue-white "aura" around the seated bard, while the white-bordered has a richer violet "aura." There are animal forms in this auric mist, fish, birds, dog, hare, otter, but clearer in the new version. The bard's robe is darker green in the new version, more to the earth. The two children lower left and right are darker brown and blue in the new one. Now I try to take in the whole scene in each. To me, color is more subtle and softly radiant in the first, more bold and earthy in the second. The arch seems to pull in, like looking through a window, but to me it is a complete image, nothing left out. Some significant color-and light changes here, lighter side, shadowier side. (The earlier edition is a little larger.) I need to see more cards.