Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

The world`s most popular tarot deck! This classic deck has long been a favorite of tarot enthusiasts. This classic deck has long been a favorite of beginners as well as tarot enthusiasts. The Rider-Waite tarot deck is the most popular tarot deck in use today in the English-speaking world .Over the years it has also been known as the Rider-Waite-Smith, Waite-Smith, Waite-Colman Smith or simply the Rider deck.

The Rider-Waite tarot deck has been extremely influential in the development of later divinatory tarot decks to the extent that many are called 'Rider-Waite clones' to indicate that they are easily read by those familiar with Rider-Waite. Examples of Rider-Waite clones include, to varying degrees, the popular decks: Universal Waite tarot deck, Golden Tarot, Aquarian tarot deck, Nigel Jackson Tarot, Gilded Tarot, Golden Rider, and many more. This deck has also influenced the terminology used by English speaking tarot users such that English translations of traditional French or Italian decks often use the nomenclature of the Rider Waite deck although the traditional decks often pre-date the Rider Waite by great number of years.

2 3/4" by 4 3/4".