The Bohemian Fortune Telling Cards is BabaBarock's own unique design and based on a system that has become very familiar during BabaBarock's time in Prague. This system is often known as "gypsy" cards but BabaBarock prefer to use the term "Bohemian" instead, as the cards are from Central Europe, in and around historical Bohemia.
This is a distinct type of fortune telling deck which has similarities with Lenormand, Sybilla and Kipper cards but also has its own characteristics.
This type of card was not completely standardised (unlike, for example, most Lenormands) and so each deck would have a slightly varied collection of cards. The cards were not usually numbered so are in no particular order.
The 36 cards included in BabaBarock's Bohemian Fortune Telling Cards are:
Hope, Fortune, Fidelity, Sorrow, Desire, Sweetheart, Lover, Jealousy, Thief, Child, Letter, Enemy, Constancy, Soldier, Death, Judge, Money, House, Lady, Merriment, Misfortune, Falsehood, Thoughts, Journey, Illness, Unexpected Joy, Gift, Lord, Marriage, Inconstancy, Temptation, Love, Gossip, Visit, Loss & Happiness.
- 36 fully-illustrated cards based on the "Austrian fortune telling cards" pattern. There is also an extra "Falsehood" card in every deck, as well as a title card - so 38 cards in all.
- Traditional smaller size of 6.2 x 10.4 cm (2.44" x 4.09")
- Painstakingly cold-stamped. BabaBarock use subtle cold stamping throught the whole image - this makes the card "flash" with metallic colours when the light hits it.
- The cards are printed in the European Union - helping to protect the deck from being illegally copied.
- Printed on high-quality German-made 330 gram specialist playing card stock with a carbon inner layer to protect against bending and creasing. The company what makes BabaBarock's cardstock has an excellent sustainability policy.
- Lightly varnished for durability without a plastic feeling - the finish is fairly matte.
- Wooden slide-top box for long-term storage. This is made from Paulownia wood, which is a sustainable hardwood.
- Supplied with a drawstring bag made in a good quality 100% cotton.
- Little white booklet with the meanings and guide for use.
Included - 36 fully-illustrated cards (with 2 extra cards), instructional booklet, drawstring bag - all presented in a slide top wooden box.
Boxed set measures approximatley - 14.5 x 11 x 4 cm
