{"id":21273,"date":"2015-09-13T16:20:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T16:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waitesmith.org\/?p=21273"},"modified":"2016-04-29T02:36:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T02:36:37","slug":"sola-busca-vs-waite-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/sola-busca-vs-waite-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Sola Busca vs. Waite-Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” video=”” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]T<\/span>he Sola Busca deck<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is regarded as the first\u00a0and only<\/em> fully (scene) illustrated tarot deck prior to the December 10th, 1909 appearance of the Waite-Smith deck<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Created in 1491 it existed centuries before any of the\u00a0Marseilles’ variations<\/a>,<\/em> which exploded in popularity and became the standard tarot of most of Europe and even England. Several of the images from the\u00a0Sola Busca deck<\/em> are eerily similar to the Waite-Smith release. While we are working on a giant timeline of image creation and alteration (a master graphic of when each tarot image image first appeared\u2014to the best of our knowledge<\/em>) here are a few interesting comparisons to help you see how and where ideas come from, and thus how and where\u00a0interpretations of ideas <\/em>(e.g. “traditional tarot meanings derived from the images on the cards”) have come down to us. In\u00a0divinatory tarot “art changes the meaning of the card,” as each new artist changes the images to suit their world view, and their artistic skill and style. The art in the tarot is fluid, as artists and designers morph the overall system to meet their needs and desires. The most standardized systems are the Marseilles<\/em> and Waite-Smith<\/em>\u00a0currently, with oracle decks (non “tarot-system-exact” divination decks) trying to upset the apple cart every year. \u00a0Below are images comparing various cards from the\u00a0SB<\/em> and\u00a0WS<\/em> decks.<\/p>\n

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Please also check out:<\/p>\n

Etteilla<\/em> vs. Waite-Smith<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n

Marseilles<\/em>\u00a0vs. Waite-Smith<\/em><\/h4>\n

Oswald Wirth<\/em> vs. Waite-Smith<\/em><\/h4>\n

(coming soon)<\/p>\n

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Waite-Smith images from the collection of Dusty White\u00a0(deck creation\u00a01910)<\/em><\/p>\n

Sola Busca<\/a>\u00a0images\u00a0courtesy\u00a0Giordano Berti<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(deck creation\u00a01491)<\/em><\/p>\n

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NOTE:<\/span> The purpose of this table of images is not to show direct causality but instead to show similarities. Tarot images were somewhat standardized by the time that Pixie drew Art’s cards\u00a0in 1909, but this was after hundreds of years of various artists trying out new things in tarot and “tarot-like” decks. While it is possible to see exact similarities in some cards, other cards seem to borrow from various sources, notably “unrelated cards.” It is impossible to track down every source reference of the images Pam drew, but we can tell by inference from where she derive most of her ideas thanks to the existence of older decks and masterpieces of art.<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h5><\/span>The WS 9 of Coins seemingly draws from the SB Page of Shields love of falconry.<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>While the image itself has changed completely, the primary parts exist with the focus on the head\/mind.<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Here the WS 8 of Coins uses the exact scene\u00a0from the SB 6 of Shields for its (new) visual interpretation.<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” video=”” padding_bottom=”40″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Not a lot to say here. Considering Pam had to sketch these images at the museum, or later from memory, she did pretty well.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Pam’s 6 of Cups bears close resemblance to the SB 4 of Cups. No other SB card has this interactive symbolism.<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>This is an interesting visual similarity. In the WS it appears on the 5 of Cups, but in the SB it shows on the 5 of Shields<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” video=”” padding_bottom=”40″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>While a few SB\u00a0images utilized the “crossed swords\/wands” visual (in the 3 of Wands they pierce a head) this is where Pam got her “pierced heart” idea.<\/i><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>This looks to be more influence than direct causality. Still, it is interesting to examine and ponder over. Note how on the SB, this is the only image to host a portrait, and the only “Shield” suit card of its kind.<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>This SB Queen of Wands has the same pose as the Visconti-Sforza Queen of Swords (which gave us the WS QoS).\u00a0<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” video=”” padding_bottom=”40″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>This poor Queen of Cups has been staring at that crazy looking cup since 1491!<\/i><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>SB Page of Wands vs. the WS Page of Wands. I find that other cards are more similar (please see featured image at top of this page).\u00a0<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Say what you will about the missing bunny, both Queens are contemplating their (coin \/ shield) with their heads bowed and wearing red. Nether is paying any attention to us.<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” video=”” padding_bottom=”40″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Right down to the gait of the horse. And the wings, barrier on the left, holding something above the horse’s head . . .<\/i><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Here we have similar framing and posing in unrelated images once again. Coincidence? Who can say at this point, but it is food for thought.<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Different sword angles but eerily similar\u00a0visual statement: you are about to get run over and<\/span> hacked to pieces (also both facing left).\u00a0<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” video=”” padding_bottom=”40″ css_animation=””][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>I don’t see a direct correlation between the Coins\/Shields kings, but that SB King of Wands is definitely resting his foot on someone and has an erect\u00a0scepter. (Oh\u00a0my!)<\/i><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Cherubs and doves. Waite is\u00a0said to have been more responsible for the Aces, but even so the Christian religious overtones of purity remain the same over 400 years.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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<\/h5><\/span>Many<\/span>\u00a0Wands cards have men hunched over carrying a load, but it is the SB 10 of Swords that spawned the exact image for the WS 10 of Wands.<\/i><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are some examples of the extreme commonalities between the images of the Sola Busca and the Rider decks by Pam and Art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,162,254],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decks","category-pre-history","category-sola-busca"],"yoast_head":"\nSola Busca vs. Waite-Smith - House of White Tarot Museum & Research Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/sola-busca-vs-waite-smith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sola Busca vs. Waite-Smith - 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