Historical Tarot decks by Rinascimento Italian Style Art

[giordanoberti]

Many people who know me as a Tarot historian asked me to explain why, after having worked for 30 years with great publishing houses, like Lo Scarabeo in turin and Dal Negro in Treviso, taking care of the re-edition of about 20 ancient Tarots and the project of about 25 modern decks of Tarots and Sibyls, I decided to start the "RINASCIMENTO PROJECT", which seems to follow the same editorial lines already started by other publishers.

 

The answer is that the big publishing houses, wanting to be competitive on the global market, have to print large quantities of low price decks. To do this, they must print Tarot capable of being appreciated by a large audience.

This choice, of course, requires not to publish decks that may have great historical interest but that, almost certainly, would sell few copies to a limited number of Tarot lovers.

 

My editorial project is totally different. I start from the identification of decks absent from the market, without considering their possible commercial success. What interests me is to make known the extraordinary history of the Tarot in all its aspects.

 

I decided to reprint the cards faithfully to the original, to give the perception of having an original deck in hand.

 

Another aspect that I particularly care about is the rarity of my artworks. I know that a deck printed in limited edition increases its value over time; for this reason every deck has a warranty certificate that I sign myself, adding the serial number.

 

In addition, each deck published by RINASCIMENTO is accompanied by a booklet that tells, as possible, the story of that deck and of its printer in the context of the tradition to which they belong.

 

Another important detail of the RINASCIMENTO PROJECT is the packaging. I have commissioned the art designer Letizia Rivetti to design a particular box for each deck, in harmony with the time and place of the first production. Each box, then, is handmade by Italian artisans.

 

Obviously, all this raises production costs, but I know how great is the joy of having an authentic jewel is in hand. Thus, the letters of appreciation of hundreds of people from all over the world push me to continue on this path.

 

I have many Tarot decks of extraordinary beauty to let you know and many stories to tell.

I will let you know the news on this and other forums, as well as on the site rinascimentoitalianartenglish.wordpress.com

[Raggydoll]

This is very interesting and I'm glad to see that you are staying true to your vision even though it means that you have to search out new ways. I am curious to hear how these decks will be distributed?! Where will people be able to buy them from?  :)

 

And, as always - thank you for taking the time to keeping us updated. We really appreciate it!  :love:

[ali3n]

wow that is a really awesome and interesting project.

i'm loving the effort put into this (and the boxes (´ω｀) )

[Saturn Celeste]

giordanoberti[/member], thank you for keeping us up-to-date on your historical deck production.  I am a loyal fan and am waiting for my preorder of the Sola Busca Museum Quality Kit to ship.  I will own 3 Sola Busca's thanks to you! By keeping these historical decks out there for us, you are keeping the tarot industry fresh by using ancient decks.  How wonderful!  It's always a pleasure to see you here posting.  ((

[giordanoberti]

I  reply here to the answer of Raggydoll,

to buy Tarots and Sibyls published by Rinascimento:

 

 

EUROPE (except Great Britain and Spain)

Sandro Botticelli: rinascimento.italianart@gmail.com

 

GREAT BRITAIN

Watkins Books: magick.watkins@gmail.com

 

USA, CANADA, MEXICO

Bob Lobis: info@collectarot.com

 

BRASIL

Lília Palmeira and Cláudio Carvalho: tarodethoth@gmail.com

Suzana Morais: cartasdesalamanca@gmail.com

 

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, HONG KONG

Linda Henery: linda.henery@thetarotconservatory.com.au

 

ESPAÑA, PAÍSES DE LENGUA ESPAÑOLA

Victoria Braojos Nieves: Laordendeayala@hotmail.com

 

RUSSIA

Sofya Kuznetsova: sab675@yandex.ru

 

...and please to visit the web site

rinascimentoitalianartenglish.wordpress.com

 

[reall]

Beautiful! Always happy to find selfpublishers of rare decks!:)

 

btw if you printed in italy please pm me your printer & shipping service you use?:)

I'm having some issue with my & considering alternative!x,x facepalm lol

 

p.s Marseille Tarot of Hes 1750 Exactly my cup of tea!:D Congrats You did Great job with these reproductions!;D