Robert Place
Auteur de The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Robert Place
Alchemy and the Tarot: An Examination of the Historical Connection with a guide to The Alchemical Tarot (2011) 19 exemplaires
Alquimia e tarô: Uma investigação de suas conexões históricas (Portuguese Edition) (2017) 1 exemplaire
The Symbolism of Alchemy: a class on the symbolic sources of The Alchemical Tarot (2008) 1 exemplaire
The Angels Tarot [Mini-Kit] 1 exemplaire
Tarot of the Saints with Cards [Boxed Set] 1 exemplaire
The Alchemical Tarot: Renewed 1 exemplaire
The tarot history, symbolism, and divination 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Place, Robert Michael
- Date de naissance
- 1947
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Saugerties, New York, USA
- Professions
- artist
illustrator
jewelry designer - Relations
- Place, Rose Ann (wife)
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Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 32
- Membres
- 511
- Popularité
- #48,532
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 35
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 1
It fulfilled my hopes quite well. Place reviews the history of Western esotericism at a nice pace, providing lots of fascinating details without getting bogged down. His discussion of Lull's Blanquerna inspired me to track down a copy for my shelves.... I expect it will take me longer to get to reading that, though!
All the history of philosophy sets up the detailed review of the cards, creating a context for the catalog. Place discusses and compares the cards one by one, comparing versions from maybe half a dozen different decks. It's a bit of a slog but again Place does a good job of not getting bogged down.
This kind of historical and philosophical perspective probably won't appeal to somebody who just wants to use the cards to pick business investments etc. But for folks who are curious as to how the cards work, it's a wonderful introduction.… (plus d'informations)