22 Arcani in 22 Numeri
(Tarot of Numbers 22 Major Arcana)
The Trumps presented as they relate to numbers from cultures of the world
A Very Limited Edition, Hand-Crafted Deck & Box Set
Signed & Numbered by the Artist: Osvaldo Menegazzi
(New Photos added Summer 2009)
Tarocco Numerico: 22 Arcani in 22 Numeri
A deck of numbers drawn from many cultures and designed by artisan Osvaldo Menegazzi.
Each number corresponds to and shares characteristics of the meaning of a particular Major Arcana.
The matching hand-crafted box is equally magnificent. A Tarot card from the set adorns the front
(mounted on thick cardstock so it has a 3D effect), as well as Osvaldo's signature hot-wax seal.
Each set has a signed & numbered signature card in
beautifully handwritten calligraphy on specialty paper.
The deck is wonderfully illustrated and the artwork is mounted on thick
cardstock with a dark brown paper wrapping around to the front of the cards and folded down at
each corner, giving it a classy, antique look. This very limited edition, hand-crafted collectable
comes in two sizes. A treasured favorite, it is a rare and wonderful set
that any Tarot or art collector would prize! This set became available in late 2008.
Currently two versions of Tarocco Numeri deck & box set are available.
(Box sizes are approximate as they are each a bit different in size and presentation).
1) Large Size Box: 8 in. tall x 5 inches wide, 20 cm x 12 cm.
Cards: approximately 6'' tall x 4'' wide - 15.25 cm x 10 cm.
Only 36 signed and numbered sets will be made.
Price: € 250. (U.S. $387. depending on exchange rate, bank fees & P&H)
2) Small Size Box : 6'' tall x 3'' wide, 15.25 cm x 7.62 cm.
Cards: around 3 1/2" tall x 2 1/4'' wide - 8.9 cm x 5.75 cm
Only 36 signed and numbered sets will be made.
Price: € 160. (U.S. $247. depending on exchange rate, bank fees & P&H)
The following note is (roughly) translated from a description sent from the shop,
'Il Meneghello'
along with these sample cards. It is also posted in Italian below for those who wish to read it.
''In 2008 Osvaldo Menegazzi presents us with the
Tarocco Numerico.
In an age in which many cultures mix and meld together, Osvaldo thought to expand this into the field of
numbers.
Therefore numbers of several countries of the world (China Egypt, Italy Tibet, India...) become
the characters of this new project...
Placing them in the order of the 22 mysterious ones, the numbers have
become a coupling of the other, like in an ideological artistic chain of the world.''
