I Tarocchi di Terry
Artist: Maria Teresa Monti
Number of Cards: 22 Major Arcana + Title Card
Cards: Roman Numerals (Sans Titles)
Theme: B&W Pen & Watercolor
On Textured Cardstock
Text: No Instructional Leaflet Included
Card Backs: Blank
Card Size: (Approximately) 4 x 6 Inches, 10 x 15 cm
Limited Edition of 100 Numbered Decks
Signed by (Publisher) Morena Poltronieri
Published by Museo Dei Tarocchi - Hermatena
Packaging: Book-style Cover, Fastened with Twine
Front Cover Shown Below (Stamped with Hot Wax Seal)
Cost: € 45.00 Euro + Italian Postage



Description: This lovely Major Arcana set is by the artist, Maria Teresa Monti (known as Terry to her friends). You may already be familiar with her deck, Tarocchi Della Luna Nuova (New Moon Tarot) a gorgeous 78 card deck published by Museo dei Tarocchi and popular with many collectors. I Tarocchi di Terry is a charming set of Trumps created in pen & ink and flowing water colors. The style is quite different than her other deck, but captivating in its own chic and graceful way. The imagery is printed on cream colored and daintily textured, matte cardstock. It has the look and feel of a collection of artwork, and indeed only 100 numbered sets are available. The imagery has classic Tarot symbolism while also sharing a contemporary elegance. The cards are untitled but are numbered in traditional Roman numerals. The imagery on the cards is surrounded by a cream border. There is no LWB - but this deck would be easy to comprehend for anyone familiar with traditional Tarot. It is a bit larger than most Tarot decks at 4 x 6 Inches, (10 x 15 cm).

The artist, who died far too young, was a dear friend to the publisher, Morena Poltronieri and so publication of this project is a personal tribute made lovingly with great care.
One thing I heard from Morena was that back in the day Terry was a friend of and a collaborating artist with Pop Art icon, Andy Wahrol. The cover art and numbered title card are shown below, along with a few favorite cards.

I Tarocchi di Terry