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Martino Fine Books The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Professor Arthur Edward Waite
2012 Reprint of 1959 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Illustrated. The Pictorial Key to the Tarot is Waites influential guide to Tarot symbolism first published in England in 1910. While Waite was an occultist he was very much concerned with the accuracy of the symbols he used for his deck and he did much research into the traditions interpretations and history behind the cards. The book is divided into three parts. Part I is a short overview of the traditional symbols associated with each card followed by a history of the Tarot. Part II contains 78 black and white plates of the RiderWaiteSmith Deck and a discussion of the unique symbols chosen for each card. Part III concerns matters of divination with the cards including a description of the famous Celtic Cross Tarot layout which the book helped to popularize. This editions contains additional material including a chapter on Waites subsequent thoughts on the Tarot and a new introduction by Gertrude Moakley.show more