Victorian Romantic Tarot - mini

Creator(s): Alex Ukolov, Karen Mahony

Date: 2012
Country: Czech Republic
Publisher: Magic Realist Press
Number of Cards: 78 + 1
ISBN:   
Type: RWS
Reference:  artist's page





Notes:
The mini edition has only the new lovers card based on an engraving of a picture by Max Švabinský (no original Dante and Beatrice card). It came with an extra Fortunte Teller card.

The mini deck is the exact same size as the Baroque Bohemian Cats mini and card stock feels to be the same quality.

It is a  signed (not numbered) limited edition of 1200.

Victorian Romantic Tarot - second edition

Creator(s): Alex Ukolov, Karen Mahony
Date: 2006, 2007, 2012
Country: Czech Republic
Publisher: Magic Realist Press
Number of Cards: 78 + 1
ISBN: 978-1-905572-13-7 
Type: RWS
Reference:  artist's page






Notes:
The Victorian Romantic Tarot is based on original 19th century engravings from European and American artists both famous and forgotten. Those original Victorian engravings were skillfully modified to become Tarot scenes with a Rider-Waite foundation, but are by no means clones.

 This is the second edition of the deck.  The original deck was way back in 2006 (and there was a limited Gold Edition in 2007), this version is from 2012 and has completely reworked the cards, with many changes in images . The first edition standard lacks the second’s gold gilded edges.

The majors are not numbered (allowing us to place Strength and Justice wherever we choose). The deck came with a title card displaying the Page of Cups, a LWB and the new extra Lovers card.

On the new Lovers Card based on an engraving of a picture by Max Švabinský a couple is shown in an embrace, it contrasts sharply with the original Dante and Beatrice card. 

Baroque Bohemian Cats' Tarot - mini

Creator(s): Alex Ukolov, Karen Mahony
Date: 2011
Country: Czech Republic
Publisher: Magic Realist Press
Number of Cards: 78 + 1
ISBN: 
Type: RWS, mini
Reference:  artist's page

Notes:

Mini deck (83 x 52 mm) with gilded edges. Special edition of 1200.

The deck comes in a sturdy hinged box and with its own small drawstring bag with gold cording and Czech glass beads.

As the standard size edition this has an extra "The Fortune Teller" card.

The backs of the mini edition are reversible.

Baroque Bohemian Cats' Tarot (Third Edition)

Creator(s): Alex Ukolov, Karen Mahony
Date: 2004, 2007, 2011
Country: Czech Republic
Publisher: Magic Realist Press
Number of Cards: 78 + 1
ISBN: 978-1-905572-12-0 
Type: RWS
Reference:  artist's page

Notes:
This is the third edition of the deck (November/December 2011). The original deck was way back in 2004, this version has completely reworked the cards, with many changes in images - these include changed to the cats themselves, as well as alterations to colours, backgrounds and overall styling, but the spirit of the deck has been preserved.

Miniature models dressed in miniature custumes were used for the cat characters, and these are set against Baroque backgrounds mainly taken from Prague and other parts of Czech Republic (for details see here ). The general composition of the illustrations largely follows the Rider-Waite designs.

The majors are not numbered (allowing us to place Strength and Justice wherever we choose). The deck came with a title card, a LWB and the new extra card "The Fortune Teller" (in the first edition it was "Hermes").The backs of the standard size edition are not reversible.