The Tarot Deck Of Austin Osman Spare Lost Envoy Ed Jonathon Allen Hardback OTO
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Austin Spare’s life-long interest in cartomancy is well documented, yet very few of his own fortune-telling cards were thought to have survived. This compelling new example of the artist’s early work demonstrates his precocious involvement with the currents that shaped the British Occult Revival at the beginning of 20th century, and his interactions with some of the period’s lesser-known protagonists.“There are, of course, hundreds of new Tarot decks available today and every a...rtist or designer has something to say about why their deck is different and special. So why is Spare’s deck worth our attention? Each of the contributors to Lost Envoy answers this question […] While Spare’s creative isolation and failure to publish his deck does mean that its influence has been virtually non-existent, Lost Envoy heralds the end of its obscurity and the real beginning of its influence on cartomancy and cartomancy decks.” ––Emily E. Auger, Preternature
