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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This Book Is In German. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Hausarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Germanistik - ältere Deutsche Literatur, Mediävistik, einseitig bedruckt, Note: 2, Technische Universität Dresden (Institut für Germanistik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Ein großer, wohl der größte Teil der mittelalterlichen und frühneuzeitlichen Exempelsammlungen ist irgendwie sachlich geordnet, d.h. nach den Lehren und Erfahrungen, für welche die gesammelten Materialien Beispiele bilden sollen, organisiert." (Burghardt Wachinger)Sebastian Brants „Das Narrenschiff" (1494) lässt sich problemlos in die Tradition des von Burghardt Wachinger beschriebenen Standpunkts einreihen. Nicht nur, dass „Das Narrenschiff" zeitlich in diese „Epoche" einzuordnen ist, auch inhaltlich kann man eine Struktur erkennen, die aufExempel und deren Sammlung beruht. Immer wieder nimmt Brant Bezug auf die griechische und römische Antike oder auf die Kirchenrechtsliteratur. Der wohl größte Fundus, aus dem Brant schöpft, ist die Bibel, sprich das Alte und das Neue Testament. Nicht nur die alttestamentarischen Sprüche Salomons, oder die 5 Bücher des Mose dienen als mahnende Quellen und Autoritäten wider des närrischen Treibens, sondern auch die Evangelien des Lukas und des Matthäus (bisweilen selbst die Apokryphen) werden von Brant als religiöses Erziehungsmoment aufgeführt. Die Bibel spielt im „Narrenschiff" eine herausragende Rolle, in dem Sinne, dass sie als „Zitatenfundgrube" und als Sammelbecken zahlreicher Geschichten fungiert und als oberste Institution Handlungen, Verhaltensweisen und Einstellungen bewertet. In meiner Betrachtung zum Narrenschiff von Sebastian Brant, soll es mir in erster Linie um die Bedeutung der Bibel, speziell um die Bedeutung und Verarbeitung des sogenannten Dekalogs, also der zehn Gebote Gottes an die Menschen gehen. Wie schon erwähnt, ist der Dekalog nicht das einzige Ordnungsschema, unter welchem man „Das Narrenschiff" betrachten könnte. Auch anhand der 7 Todsünden, dem Auftauchen gewisser antiker, mythischer, r ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The Fool on a journey riddled with fools

Here is a classic, traditional Tarot that's undeniably unique in its execution, created by one of America's most prominent and prolific tarot artists. It is the Fool's Journey spelled out in images that are fun and funny, strange and elegant. Every card is closely inspired by the much-loved classic of German culture, Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools), by Sebastian Brant.

The Fool card has emerged in recent decades as a pivotal figure of the Tarot. He is the human personality in its most innocent, most courageous state: the inner child. His journey is the path of lessons, obstacles, and pleasures he encounters on life's adventure as represented in the Tarot.

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·By one of America's most prominent and prolific Tarot artists
·A classic and traditional Tarot uniquely based on images of freedom and foolishness
·For beginning and advanced Tarot readers and Tarot collectors
·Furthers the concept of the Fool card as the pivotal figure of the Tarot


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Customer Reviews (3)

A nice tribute to Sebastian Brant
Firstly, I am not a reader or tarot enthusiast. I purchased the Ship of Fools by Brian Williams purely for the art. This deck is based on the late 15th century work "Narrenschiff" by Sebastian Brant. Four out of Five stars. Why? I wasn't really thrilled with the "playing card" feel of the deck. Other than that...

The Late Mr. Williams was a wonderful artist and stayed true to the spirit of the original art of the "Ship of Fools". If there was a deviation from the original work, Mr. Williams explained why he made the choices that he did as well as compared the design with other well known tarot decks.

The cards are a delight to look upon; crisp and clean lines with love and humor thrown in. It is a worthy final work for a man who dedicated much of his life and career to the study of the art and history of tarot. The book is nicely compose and a quick read, the perfect accompaniment to the cards.

Last great effort from the great artist!
I had to get this set for the book alone. The late great Mr. Williams was an exceptional artist as well as scholar. He obviously loved what he did-History of art and Tarot. He had a grand passion for these subject like no other. He lived a rich and full life, however short it was.

Above all, he contributed to the vast history of the Tarot leaving behind work that will last for generations to come. One such work is his Ship of Fools Tarot. Not as brilliant as his Renaissance Tarot, it still packs a punch. The colors are all monotone but the imagery and details stand out. There are many other decks that can be used for color.

This deck is humorous and delightful to approach, as the fool becomes the main character on this profound journey. One feels that the journey is not so serious. Smiles and taking life in stride paramount here. Mr. Williams had an uncanny ability to combine history and humor sucessfully.

What is really great is this is all historically accurate. His drawings only clarify this classic. Don't expect some mystical revelation here. If you find them, congratulations! As far as a reading is concerned, these cards are tighly based on the Rider-Waite system. It works great for beginners, but I would say to start with a color deck. As far as a scholar and serious student is concerned, this should be required study.

I use this deck on gloomy days when I need a good laugh. It works rather well in this case. Thank you, Brian!

Wonderful artwork!
This deck is not for someone who likes color. These drawings are wonderful and neutral in color. They are very Medieval in style and done by the late Brian Williams, who is one of my favorite Tarot card artists. If you are not a beginner and collect Tarot cards or are looking for something unusual - this deck is great. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Sebastian Brant," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Sebastian Brant in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Sebastian Brant when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Sebastian Brant, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more