Re: Images - 36 Gypsy Oracle Cards

Arlo on Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:12 pm

cateye wrote:Hi Arlo,
Would you please explain the differences between the Zigeuner and the Cigany Kartya? Are they different or the same basic set of gypsy cards?
I like these Gypsy Lenormand cards. They make a nice change. Thanks for posting them!
Cateye

Hi Cateye ~ The "Zigeuner" cards are printed in Aurstria
and the "Cigany" are printed in Hungary. A lot alike! ~Arlo

**Kapherus** on Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:31 pm

I really like the Cigany Kartya images. I've also seen this deck with titles in English only, rather than the six languages. These are on my wish list!

Kaph

cateye on Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:53 pm

There is a seller on ebay with the Cigany Kartya for $10 shipped. I ordered the Zigeuner but they sent me Gypsy Witch instead. I'm waiting to hear back from them. :-(

Thanks for posting the images Arlo! They do look very similar. I'm doing your reading now and will try to have it posted before I have to go out again in a little bit.

Cateye

fennario on Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:00 pm

To further confuse things

here's the Biedermeier, which is almost the same as the Ziguener:

And there's a deck that Kaph uses, Biedermeier with some cards added, I forget the name...

**Kapherus** on Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:03 pm

fennario wrote:To further confuse things here's the Biederemeier, which is almost the same as the Ziguener:

And there's a deck that Kaph uses, Biedermeier with some cards added, I forget the name...

Yep, that's Le Carte della Fortuna by Modiano. All of the Biedermeier illustrations are featured in mirror image on this deck! Very strange!

Kaph

fennario on Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:05 pm

Probably copyright issues? Weird laws with weird loopholes... Laughing

**Kapherus** on Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:11 pm

fennario wrote:Probably copyright issues? Weird laws with weird loopholes...

I'm sure you're right! Laughing

Piatnik owns the copyright on the Biedermeier. I read somewhere that the Biedermeier is the oldest of the surviving Gypsy decks. It's suprising that the images are not in the public domain as is the case with some of the older Lenomand.

Kaph

cateye on Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:21 pm

hmmm...I like the Biedermeier too. Another one for the wish list.

Kat on Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:13 pm

I really like the Cigany Kartya!

There's no point in me even trying to resist. I know eventually I'm going to go look for them so I might just as well do it now.

Kat

cateye on Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:44 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hungarian-GYPSY-TAROT-CARDS-Fortune-Future-telling-card_W0QQitemZ110437191495QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b691cf47#ht_3097wt_1167

hehe Kat. you're funny. Laughing

Kat on Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:11 am

Thanks for the link, Cateye.

Hehehe! I ordered a deck from here about 2 hrs ago!

Kat