MASTERWORKS LENORMAND - 3rd Edition

A slightly different take on a Lenormand deck for fans of classical art. The card images are scenes from paintings and artworks from various eras of realism as far back as the 15th century.

I assembled this deck of cards because I wanted a different kind of Lenormand deck, one with more visual interest and no borders. There are already many lovely simple decks available, but few made from beautiful old classic paintings.

The idea to add a bunch of extra cards came from a mini deck I had bought years ago by Tarot Lyn called Emerald Forest Lenormand. I found that I enjoyed using decks with alternate cards to suit the current situation, mood, or season. Who doesn't love having options?!!!

The card positions with choices: 5 gentlemen, 5 women, 3 children, 3 dogs, 3 houses, 2 snakes & 2 birds. The extra people cards are meant to give the user extra options. Generally, most people would use 2 significator cards - Gentleman and Woman, but this deck offers extra choices for flexibility. You have cards that could reflect a younger or older couple or LGBT couples. If for example, you want to do a reading for a group of people, say, several family members gathered together, you could pick out certain cards to use as significators to represent each individual: spouse, siblings, children, and parents.

The cards come with rounded corners.

Unfortunately, the deck doesn't come with cards arranged into an orderly fashion. They will arrive in whatever random order the printers at The Game Crafter put them in.

The Gamecrafter prints with earth friendly, soy-based ink!

THERE IS ALSO A VERSION OF THE DECK THAT INCLUDES THE CARD NAME TITLES PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH CARD FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION. FIND IT HERE: MASTERWORKS LENORMAND - 3rd Edition - WITH CARD NAME TITLES

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LENORMAND CARDS: In 1799, a 36 card oracle deck was published as part of Das Spiel der Hoffnung (The Game of Hope), a game of chance designed by Johann Kaspar Hechtel of Nuremberg. The deck was named after Marie Anne Lenormand a famous cartomancer from France who had died 44 years prior. In the years that followed many illustrated and block printed decks came out of France, Germany, and Austria carrying her name mostly known as Petit Lenormand or simply Lenormand cards. Over time the titles of the 36 cards, the order of them, and the playing card associations became standardized.

MORE ABOUT THE DECK HERE [Website]

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All of these images are in the Public Domain. CC