The Fantastic Menagerie Tarot — standard deck, second edition with cold-stamping.

{"id":4354483945570,"title":"The Fantastic Menagerie Tarot — standard deck, second edition with cold-stamping.","handle":"the-fantastic-menagerie-tarot-deck-second-edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe deck is now sold out, as we have run out of boxes, though we do still have cards! We have ordered new boxes which will be made in WOOD (not printed card) this time, and we expect to put these on the shop in late May 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause the new boxes will be in WOOD (and made in Europe by our usual supplier), we will need to take photos and give specifications so that anyone ordering can see exactly how they look. 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We have ordered new boxes which will be made in WOOD (not printed card) this time, and we expect to put these on the shop in late May 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause the new boxes will be in WOOD (and made in Europe by our usual supplier), we will need to take photos and give specifications so that anyone ordering can see exactly how they look. For this reason, we are not taking reservations yet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fantastic Menagerie Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published by us in 2006, but has been out of print for many years. After many (many) requests, and as we feel that our ability to add cold-stamping now brings a whole new visual level to the cards, we are making a splendid second edition. \u003cem\u003eEverything is made in Europe as we don't send any files to countries that have a record of poor legislation on counterfeiting. This helps to protect your deck from being copied. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLively, humorous and utterly engaging, \u003cem\u003eThe Fantastic Menagerie Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e is based on the illustrations of 19th century French illustrator, J.J. Grandville. Known as the \"Father of Surrealism\", Grandville was a huge influence on artists such as Tenniel, the first illustrator of Alice in Wonderland (and also a huge influence on Baba Studio of course!). His pictures are cynical, funny, bitter and sweet - and make for a deck that manages to be both timeless and true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe last two pictures here show some of the cards photographed\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat an angle, so that you can see the illustrations, and then straight on, so that you can see the cold-stamping. 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