The Wirth deck in Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows
K. Frank Jensen just sent me fascinating information about the Oswald Wirth deck used in the movie, which I have added to my earlier post: https://marygreer.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/oswald-wirth-meets-sherlock-holmes/ The photograph is of Wirth around the time he created his first set of cards. Here’s a selection of uncolored Wirth cards from the Yale University Library:
Oswald Wirth meets Sherlock Holmes
According to the trailer, the new movie Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows features a tarot card reader and an original Oswald Wirth tarot deck. (Thanks to Shelley for the heads-up.) Obviously Wirth and Holmes never meet, but wouldn’t that make a great story!!! For those who were blown away by Noomi Rapace as […]
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