The Tarot of Leonora Carrington

The Tarot of Leonora Carrington, new edition / ISBN 9788417975999 / An artbook celebrating Carrington's recently discovered tarot deck. 9.75 x 12.5 inches / This 2022 edition is published by RM Editorial, reprinting/expanding Fulgur's hard-to-find edition from 2020. *** A significantly expanded edition of Carrington’s acclaimed Tarot series, featuring new archival images and research The British-born Mexican surrealist Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) spent a lifetime exploring the esoteric traditions of diverse cultures, and incorporated their ideas and symbols into her artistic and literary oeuvre. Tibetan Buddhism, the Kabbalah, ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian magic, Celtic mythology, witchcraft, astrology and the Tarot were filtered through her feminist lens to create a visionary, woman-centered worldview. Carrington created a spectacular Major Arcana Tarot deck sometime during the 1950s, laying gold and silver leaf over brilliant color. Exhibited for the first time during her cent