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[[File:Rider-Waite Magician.png|300px|thumb|The Magician card from the 1909 artwork]] | [[File:Rider-Waite Magician.png|300px|thumb|The Magician card from the 1909 artwork]] | ||
The '''Rider–Waite Tarot''' deck is a widely popular deck for [[Tarot]] card reading. It is also known as the '''Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider–Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider Tarot''' deck. The deck was illustrated by [[Pamela | The '''Rider–Waite Tarot''' deck is a widely popular deck for [[Tarot]] card reading. It is also known as the '''Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider–Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider Tarot''' deck. The deck was illustrated by [[Pamela Coleman Smith]], based on the instructions of academic and mystic [[A.E. Waite]]. The cards were originally published by the Rider Company in 1909. The deck has been published in numerous editions and inspired a wide array of variants and imitations. It is estimated that more than 100 million copies of the deck exist in more than 20 countries. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Publication== | ==Publication== | ||
Prior to first publication, some of the black and white artwork from the deck was published in the esoteric magazine ''[[Occult Review]]'', accompanying an article by [[A.E. Waite]] explaining the origins of the Tarot and his process in developing the deck. | |||
The cards were first published during December 1909, by the publisher William Rider & Son of London. The first printing was extremely limited and featured card backs with a roses and lilies pattern. A much larger printing was done during March of 1910, featuring better quality card stock and a "cracked mud" card back design. This edition, often referred to as the "A" deck, was published from 1910 to 1920. Rider continued publishing the deck in various editions until 1939, then again from 1971 to 1977. | The cards were first published during December 1909, by the publisher William Rider & Son of London. The first printing was extremely limited and featured card backs with a roses and lilies pattern. A much larger printing was done during March of 1910, featuring better quality card stock and a "cracked mud" card back design. This edition, often referred to as the "A" deck, was published from 1910 to 1920. Rider continued publishing the deck in various editions until 1939, then again from 1971 to 1977. | ||
All of the Rider editions up to 1939 were available with a small guide written by [[A. E. Waite]] providing an overview of the traditions and history of the cards, texts about interpretations, and extensive descriptions of their symbols. The first version of this guide was published during 1909 and was titled ''[[The Key to the Tarot]]''. A year later, a revised version, ''The Pictorial Key to the Tarot'', was issued that featured black-and-white plates of all seventy-eight of Smith's illustrations. | All of the Rider editions up to 1939 were available with a small guide written by [[A.E. Waite]] providing an overview of the traditions and history of the cards, texts about interpretations, and extensive descriptions of their symbols. The first version of this guide was published during 1909 and was titled ''[[The Key to the Tarot]]''. A year later, a revised version, ''The Pictorial Key to the Tarot'', was issued that featured black-and-white plates of all seventy-eight of Smith's illustrations. | ||
==Copyright status== | ==Copyright status== | ||