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Rider-Smith-Waite Tarot
Deck Notes
- deck:
- Rider-Smith-Waite Tarot
- artist:
- Pamela Colman Smith
- publisher:
- U.S. Games
- purchase:
- base:
- rws
- review:
- Smith-Waite Centennial Tarotplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSmith-Waite Centennial Tarot
Deck Notes
Pamela Colman-Smith's artwork has become the de facto standard for Tarot symbolism, mostly because her deck was published at the height of esotericism's popularity at the end of the 19th century. Her artwork is informed by the writings of Arthur Edward Waite, whose perspective on the Tarot was heavily influenced by the Kabbalah mysticism of the era.
