Tarocco Bologna XVIII Secolo – ⚠️ 1 card missing - Il Meneghello (1986) Limited Edition – 2,500 copies -

A faithful Il Meneghello reproduction of the historic 18th-century Bologna tarot, originally printed by Giacomo Zoni. This 77 card deck(⚠️1 card missing!)  captures the rustic charm of antique Italian tarots, complete with the traditional hand-spattered red dots that characterized original Bolognese cardmaking.

🔹 Publisher: Il Meneghello, Milan
🔹 Year: 1986
🔹 Edition: Limited to 2,500 numbered copies (your copy is hand-numbered)
🔹 Cards: 77 cards (⚠️ 1 card missing)
🔹 Card size: 10.8 × 5.8 cm
🔹 Box: Handmade Il Meneghello box with patterned paper and red ribbon closure
🔹 Design features: Rustic coloring and characteristic red spatter marks (historical decoration used to disguise wear and add liveliness)
🔹 Condition: Cards in excellent condition, box in excellent condition; Only one ribbon is slightly frayed (see photos).

A remarkable collector’s piece that preserves the aesthetics of 18th-century Italian tarots, perfect for tarot enthusiasts, historians, and collectors of Il Meneghello editions.

❓ Why the red dots on the cards?

Those red speckled dots you see on some cards are intentional printing marks, not stains. They replicate the original 18th-century Bologna cards:

• In historical Italian cardmaking, especially in Bologna, “sprinkled” or “spattered” red dots were used as a cheap and quick way to add decoration to otherwise plain card surfaces.

• The technique was called “spruzzatura” (spattering) or “schizzato”, done by flicking a brush loaded with pigment across the sheet.

• It was both decorative (to make the cards more lively) and functional: it helped disguise dirt and wear, so the cards looked usable for longer.

• Il Meneghello reproductions carefully preserve these marks to keep the authentic look of the originals.

So the dots are not flaws — they’re a characteristic feature of the Bologna tarot tradition.

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