Tarot Soprafino 1830 — 78 Cards | Historical Italian Tarot Reproduction | Il Meneghello

Tarot Soprafino 1830 — Historical Italian Reproduction

“Ferdinando Gumppenberg is to be considered the most ingenious innovator and creator in the field of playing card makers in 19th century Italy.” — Giuliano Crippa

One of the most historically significant tarot decks ever produced — the Tarot Soprafino is a faithful reproduction of the legendary 78-card Italian tarot commissioned by Ferdinando Gumppenberg in Milan around 1830, engraved by the master designer Carlo Della Rocca. Published by Il Meneghello, the celebrated Milanese publisher of rare and historical tarot reproductions, and printed on double-embossed card stock.

The Soprafino — meaning “superfine” in Italian — was so successful when first published that it was copied until the end of the 19th century. The cards are printed on aged cream stock with fine crosshatched engraving lines, hand-coloured in the tradition of 19th-century Italian card printing, with Italian card names. Each deck includes a bilingual historical essay card (English and Italian) by Giuliano Crippa.

Deck Details

• 78 cards — Full Major and Minor Arcana
• Stock: Double-embossed premium card stock
• Art style: 19th-century Italian engraving — fine crosshatched metalwork, hand-coloured, aged cream ground
• Language: Italian card names
• Card backs: White with pale blue-grey repeating snowflake-star pattern
• Publisher: Il Meneghello, Milan
• Original engraver: Carlo Della Rocca (c.1830)
• Includes: Bilingual historical essay card (English/Italian) by Giuliano Crippa
• Box: Rigid keepsake box wrapped in Il Meneghello kraft paper

What's Included

• 78 double-embossed historical tarot cards
• Bilingual historical essay card
• Rigid Il Meneghello keepsake box

Perfect For

For serious collectors of historical and antique tarot, students of tarot history, and anyone who wants to hold in their hands one of the most important and beautiful Italian tarot decks ever engraved.

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