My company Artisan Tarot is raising funds to produce the Nicolas Conver Tarot deck on Kickstarter. We were funded in 3 hours and are a Project We Love. We have also reached all of our stretch goals. This means when you back our campaign you will receive a free postcard set, button, and magnet. There are 10 days left to get your tarot deck!
The deck was produced in Marseille in 1760 by Nicolas Conver. The cards were believed to hold ancient, esoteric wisdom and were used for divination. The Nicolas Conver Tarot has influenced many popular decks including the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
Our project is the culmination of many years of research. We began restoring the Major Arcana in 2019 and released our edition in 2020. Due to rave reviews, we spent an additional year to further refine the Major Arcana and restore the Minor Arcana.
The restoration consisted of meticulously redrawing and recoloring the original images. We then clarified many of the details by comparing them to other historic Tarot de Marseille decks. Our goal was not to create an exact reproduction, but an elegant, refined deck that would inspire the imagination of the modern reader.
Click the link below to learn more and to back our Kickstarter campaign. I look forward to getting this deck into your hands!
