Decameron Tarot
Overview
The Decameron is a collection of classic Italian tales by Boccacio. Unfortunately, they are classed as being, for their time, very bawdy - i.e. full of lots of naughty people having lots of indiscriminate sexual activities with lots of other indiscriminate folks they encounter on their journeys, as narrated by some less than scrupulous adolescent students stuck in a rain storm. The Tarot deck of the same name reflects these tales in VERY graphic format, so, while I absolutely love this deck, I cannot find one card that does not have some graphic representation of sex acts, genitalia, and general naughty behaviour! As such, in today’s current anti-hedonistic attitudes, I cannot show any of the cards, as even the backs of the cards depict naked humans! Alas - such a tragedy.
P.S. There will be other “erotic” decks that we will come across - hopefully with some cards I can show without fear of disturbing those of weak minds and weaker sensibilities! ;)
Details of the Deck:
Tradition: RWS - Erotic
Major Arcana: 22 cards
Minor Arcana: 56 cards
Court Cards: Knave, Knight, Queen, King
Fire Suit: Wands
Air Suit: Swords
Water Suit: Chalices
Earth Suit: Pentacles
Designer(s): Giacinto Gaudenzi
Artist(s): Luciano Spadanuda
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo, 2003
Major Arcana:
0 - The Fool
1 - The Magician
2 - The High Priestess
3 - The Empress
4 - The Emperor
5 - The Heirophant
6 - The Lovers
7 - The Chariot
8 - Strength
9 - The Hermit
10 - Wheel of Fortune
11 - Justice
12 - The Hanged Man
13 - Death
14 - Temperance
15 - The Devil
16 - The Tower
17 - The Star
18 - The Moon
19 - The Sun
20 - Judgement
21 - The World
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