Mathieu Conver 1790 Tarot

The Mathieu Conver 1790 Tarot presents a fascinating historical question alongside a beautiful working deck. Published by Rinascimento Italian Style Art, the edition is accompanied by new research from Giordano Berti suggesting that the Conver family may have inherited and re-engraved earlier woodblocks from the French cardmaking tradition, rather than creating entirely original designs. This does not diminish the deck's place in history but reframes it as the culmination of a long continuum rather than an independent invention. The familiar Conver imagery, beloved by readers and collectors today, reflects centuries of evolving craft. The research booklet examines these questions in detail while the high-fidelity reproduction stands on its own as a beautiful object.