European stores for historic decks?

[GreyBug]

Where would one go to browse historical decks - reproductions, revamps, clones - if one didn't want to pay for shipping from the US? Or generally from outside the EU. I know of Il Meneghello (very expensive) and Tarot de Marseille Heritage (only woodcutty Marseilles). Are we left with mass market decks on Amazon, or are there other small studio alternatives?

 

I know there are artists on Etsy but I'm not sure how/who to look for. Other than Gergely Bagameri, I already have two of his creations. Do you have any favorite creators to recommend?

 

For my general and indie decks I hunt on tarot.nl and Salon des Arcanes but if they carry historical decks at all they're the mass market editions.

[gregory]

Giordano Berti ? https://www.giordanoberti.com/en/categoria-prodotto/tarot-and-oracle-cards/ 

 

Alida: https://www.alidastore.com/ 

 

Librairie de L'inconnu  https://www.librairie-inconnu.com (Hm their website is crap - they have VAST numbers of decks. If you can get to Paris.... I do mean vast: here are just SOME of them:

 

 

Of course, Guido Gillabel sells a few decks at his museum in Mechelen - https://tarotmuseumbelgium.com - or he did last time I was there  - well worth a visit anyway.

 

 

The museum in Riola: https://www.museodeitarocchi.com/en/the-museum

 

And of course Watkins in London - but sadly NOT EU so there may be customs fees. https://www.watkinsbooks.com

 

[GreyBug]

Ooh what a treasure trove, thanks @gregory Giordano Berti and the Tarot Museum is exactly what I was looking for, but I will browse them all sooner or later.

[Raggydoll]

You could also buy from Yves Reynaud, he ships from France. I was going to link his site for you but couldn’t find a working link so now I’m unsure if there is a temporary glitch or if he’s shop is not currently open 🤔

[GreyBug]

14 minutes ago, Raggydoll said:

You could also buy from Yves Reynaud, he ships from France. I was going to link his site for you but couldn’t find a working link so now I’m unsure if there is a temporary glitch or if he’s shop is not currently open 🤔

Hmm I haven't been able to find anything either. I did find a Grimaud deck fro 280EUR On one hand that is Ludicrous and extortionate and paying 100 is the closest I've gotten to extravagant tarot spending. On the other hand - I have been saving, it's for Christmas, and I want to trust Grimaud quality more than a random self published person...? Don't tempt me, Frodo...

[Raggydoll]

5 minutes ago, GreyBug said:

Hmm I haven't been able to find anything either. I did find a Grimaud deck fro 280EUR On one hand that is Ludicrous and extortionate and paying 100 is the closest I've gotten to extravagant tarot spending. On the other hand - I have been saving, it's for Christmas, and I want to trust Grimaud quality more than a random self published person...? Don't tempt me, Frodo...

You could always do what several of us here have done - use photos of an historical deck from a museum site, and make your own deck. Several museum sites allow you to use their photos for non commercial projects. I have made quite a few historical reproductions based on photos from the British museum and from Gallica. I have printed them through Printerstudio, which is a print on demand company that has shipping facilities in the EU, so no extra custom charges. This means that you can get a historic reproduction at a very reasonable price. I know you’ve made your own decks before so I thought I’d at least mention this option 😊

[GreyBug]

11 minutes ago, Raggydoll said:

I have printed them through Printerstudio, which is a print on demand company that has shipping facilities in the EU, so no extra custom charges.

Now that is fantastic news! So many possibilities! Thanks for letting me know.

[Raggydoll]

29 minutes ago, GreyBug said:

Now that is fantastic news! So many possibilities! Thanks for letting me know.

You’re welcome! And beware, it’s a very addictive hobby 🤣

[GreyBug]

@Raggydoll The only thing currently saving me is I expect it's quite a bit of work and I'm not in a place to put that work in. But when I do have that space - look out!

[gregory]

4 hours ago, Raggydoll said:

You could also buy from Yves Reynaud, he ships from France. I was going to link his site for you but couldn’t find a working link so now I’m unsure if there is a temporary glitch or if he’s shop is not currently open 🤔

 

That IS the tarot heritage site.... https://tarot-de-marseille-heritage.com/english/

[Raggydoll]

17 minutes ago, gregory said:

 

That IS the tarot heritage site.... https://tarot-de-marseille-heritage.com/english/

That was the link that didn’t work for me earlier today! So glad that it was a temporary glitch, because now I can access the page!