The Wild Unknown Tarot

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Creator: Kim Krans

Number of cards: 78

Booklet pages: 208

Published: November 8, 2016

Publisher: HarperOne

Card size: 70 x 120 mm / 51 x 89 mm (Pocket) M L

Card formats

The size class is based on the longer side of the card. A deck released in several versions can have more than one class.

S: Extra small editions (mini) up to 80 mm
M: Standard playing card size and pocket tarot 81–105 mm
L: Standard tarot cards, many oracle cards 106–125 mm
XL: Large oracle cards and extra large tarot cards from 126 mm

Typical formats

Card type	Size	Class
Mini cards (mini tarot, mini Lenormand)	44 × 63 mm	S
Lenormand, classic small size (e.g. Altes Lenormand)	44 × 75 mm	S
Playing cards, bridge size (also used for Lenormand and pocket tarot decks)	57 × 89 mm	M
Playing cards, poker size	63 × 88 mm	M
Tarot, standard size (e.g. Rider-Waite-Smith)	70 × 120 mm	L
Oracle cards in tarot size (most common oracle size)	70 × 120 mm	L
Oracle cards, wide	85 × 120 mm	L
Oracle cards, large	89 × 127 mm	XL
Oracle cards, tall	89 × 146 mm	XL

Rounded guide values, many converted from inches (e.g. poker 2.5 × 3.5 in, tarot 2.75 × 4.75 in). Sizes vary by publisher. There is no single standard size for oracle or Lenormand cards.

The graphic shows typical example sizes (width × height in mm) in true proportion to each other. This deck's formats are highlighted.

animals hand-painted

Editions & ISBN (2)

Edition	ISBN-10	ISBN-13
The Wild Unknown Tarot (en)	0062466593	978-0062466594
The Wild Unknown Tarot (de)	3868828834	978-3868828832

The Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans is one of the most influential tarot decks of recent years. All 78 cards were drawn by hand in ink and watercolor, replacing the human figures of classic tarot with animals and natural motifs – even the court cards show animals instead of people. The pared-back black-and-white look is lifted by targeted touches of color, and the symbolism stays close enough to the traditional structure to work with common card meanings while leaving plenty of room for intuitive reading. The deck was first self-published in 2012; the edition recorded here, from 2016, was released by HarperOne as a keepsake box set with a hand-lettered, illustrated guidebook.

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