Historian and deck curator Giordano Berti has another gorgeous reproduction to offer. The Tarocchi Perrin, or Perrin Tarot is like a younger cousin of the Soprafino Tarot and will most likely speak to those who are a fan of art like this. Eh…that would be me! The Perrin Tarot has *just* become available. It is a faithful remake of the 1865 Turin deck by Claudio Perrin, a lithographer/publisher from the 19th century. Colorful Soprafino Tarot Perrin’s inspiration came, not surprisingly, from the engraver Charles Dellarocca (some write della Rocca) and his Milanese manufacturer Ferdinand Gumppenberg. The style is quite similar. However, the artist who designed the Perrin Tarot, still worked enough of his own magic and originality in the deck. The characters and environments are different and it seems the deck is also more colorful than the Soprafino. I might just openly cheat… The actual artist is unknown, but it is probably safe to guess he was one of the many illustrators used by Perrin’s Publishing House, back then specialized in illustrated history books. The deck was already extremely rare in the 19th century, since Claudio Perrin wasn’t a regular Tarot producer. He probably didn’t have the same distribution network…
