Il Tarocco di Colombo

Creator(s): Amerigo Folchi
Date: 1991
Country: Italy
Publisher: Italcards
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN:
Type: Marseilles
Reference: Manteia issue #7 p. 10





Notes:
This deck is dedicated to Christopher Columbus and his discovery of the Americas. The Fool depicts a 16th century print of Columbus.

The suit of wands corresponds to the element Fire, in this deck it is associated with the discovery and exploration of the new continent.

Cups corresponding to the element Water and is associated with the vast dimensions of the Ocean.

Swords corresponds to the element of Air and is associated with the Spanish colonisation of the new continent.

Pentacles corresponds to Earth and is associated with wealth and natural resources of the Americas.

The deck came in a solid box with an LWB in four languages (English, Italian, Spanish and French). It is a limited edition of 3000 copies, mine is number 2804.

I Tarocchi nei Colori della Toscana

Creator(s): Amerigo Folchi
Date: 1992
Country: Italy
Publisher: Italcards
Number of Cards: 22
ISBN:
Type: Marseilles
Reference: Manteia issue #7 p. 10 






Notes:
Tarot comissioned from Folchi by an Italian watchmaker. Each card consists of images from the Marseilles Tarot deck, placed on colorful backgrounds that include buildings from the Tuscany region of Italy, and includes a picture of a watch blended in to each scene.

The card name is in the top border in Italian and English. What appears to be the name of the city or town is in the bottom border and the specific building shown is identified under the city name in Italian and English.

The non-reversible backs have a row of watches and a signature of Folchi.

The deck is published in a limited edition of 3333 copies, mine is number 3231. The cards came in a lidded cardboard box.

I Tarocchi dei Colori

Creator(s): Elena Assante
Date: 1991
Country: Italy
Publisher: Italcards
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN:
Type: other
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. IV, pp. 279, 284

 

Notes:
Limited edition of 3,000 copies. All cards are titled in Italian as well as in English, Spanish, French and German. The deck includes a title card and a card describing in Italian the artistic conception. Mine came with  an additional explanation sheet in German.

Bold areas of color form minimalistic figures and objects. The back design is wavy stripes in various colors.

Italcards stopped producing playing cards around 1993. The most recent date on any of their packs is 1992 (I tarocchi nei colori della Toscana).