This is a really nice little deck, but is not a tarot in any real sense of the word.  This would fit in the category with other small fortunetelling decks like the Mademoiselle Lenormand Fortune Telling Cards and the Gypsy Fortune Telling Tarot Kit.  It has a theme of angels in it which will appeal to large audience.  There are a total of 32 cards in this deck.  The artwork is stunning, extremely well done.  In fact this is one of my favorite of all the angels decks I've reviewed.

Since this is not a tarot deck, there are no Major or Minor Arcana, no court or suit cards.  All 32 cards in the deck have lovely full color scenic illustrations of angels interacting with each other and with humans, going about their daily business.  There is a short two-line rhyming poem underneath each image.  The title and Arabic numeral for the cards appear at the top in Italian.  The cards are numbered 1 through 32.

Since this deck is so different, I thought I would list the titles for comparison.  There are a couple I just could not get.  If any of my translations are incorrect, please feel free to let me know so I can correct them.  I won't pretend to be fluent in Italian.  Actually, looking at the list, I can see several that correspond to tarot ideals, though not directly.

1 - Angelo Del Genesi (Genesis)
2 - Angelo Della Sapienza (Wisdom)
3 - Angelo Dell'Annunciazione (Messenger)
4 - Angelo Del Focolare (Hearth)
5 - Angelo Della Fede (Faith)
6 - Angelo Dell'Amore (Love)
7 - Angelo Della Vittoria (Victory)
8 - Angelo Della Giustizia (Justice)
9 - Angelo Della Provvidenza (Providence)
10 - Angelo Della Fortuna (Fortune)
11 - Angelo Della Volonta (Will)
12 - Angelo Taumaturgo (Thaumaturgy)
13 - Angelo Psicopompo (Psychopomp)
14 - Angelo Della Temperanza (Temperance)
15 - Angelo Traditore (Traitor)
16 - Angelo Guardiano (Guardian)
17 - Angelo Della Speranza (Hope)
18 - Angelo Della Prudenza (Prudence)
19 - Angelo Della Grazia (Grace)
20 - Angelo Della Guerra (War)
21 - Angeli Della Pregiera (Prayer)
22 - Angeli Della Devozione (Devotion)
23 - Angelo Della Liberta (Freedom)
24 - Angelo Del Perdono (Forgiveness)
25 - Angelo Del Risveglio Interiore
26 - Angelo Dell'Inspirazione (Inspiration)
27 - Angelo Della Pace (Peace)
28 - Angelo Del Rimorso (Remorse)
29 - Angelo Dell'Armonia (Harmony)
30 - Angelo Della Gratitudine (Gratitude)
31 - Angelo Dell'Apocalisse (Apocalypse)
32 - Angelo Del Giudizio Finale (Judgement)
 

The cards themselves are small like standard playing cards, printed on a good flexible cardstock with a nice matte coating for protection.  The edges are smooth and the corners well-rounded.  This deck does shuffle and handle very nicely, partly due to its smaller size, and in part because there are fewer cards.  The back design is a reversible image from the Angel of Wisdom or Knowledge.  This deck did not come with any kind of instructional booklet, which surprised me.

I recommend this deck mainly as a collectible, but anyone who is interested in fortunetelling type decks will enjoy working with and playing with this one.  I think it would work best as an angel meditation deck by someone who is accustomed to working with angels.  I would not recommend it for the beginner, but it is lovely enough that it is worth having just for the artwork.

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Review Copyright 2000 by Gina M. Pace

La Sibilla degli Angeli by Rossano Stefanin
published by LoScarabeo, Torino, Italy.