CBD Tarot De Marseille
- A 79-card deck plus a blank card and a 56-page reading guide.
- A crisp, modern restoration of the historic 1760 Conver Marseille deck.
- Rooted in the French School tradition of symbolism and holistic interpretation.
The CBD Tarot De Marseille was published as a tribute to its creator, Dr. Yoav Ben-Dov, and brings to life the classic tarot cards originally designed by Nicholas Conver in 1760. Ben-Dov was no ordinary tarot enthusiast -- he studied Physics and Philosophy of Science at Tel Aviv University, earned a doctorate from Paris-13 University, and taught at multiple institutions while also writing and leading tarot workshops. That rare mix of academic rigor and deep personal passion for the cards really shows in the finished product.
Ben-Dov did not set out to make a museum replica. Instead, he worked to translate the artistic spirit of the original Conver deck into a form that could genuinely connect with modern readers, carefully adapting line textures, facial expressions, and colors to suit current printing techniques without altering the fundamental details of the cards. The result earned serious recognition -- the CBD Tarot De Marseille was voted by 13,000 Tarot Association subscribers as one of the Top 50 Essential Tarot Decks, and was the only Marseille-style deck to make that list. Readers love how bright and readable the artwork is, with the images being so clear and vivid that you can take in a full card spread at a glance without having to lean in to make out the details.
The set comes with a booklet covering instructions for reading the cards, including both upright and reversed meanings, and
