Legend has it that when preparing props for the James Bond film Live and Let Die, producer Albert Broccoli commissioned Surrealist maestro Salvador Dal-o create a custom deck of tarot cards. Inspired by his wife Gala, who nurtured his interest in mysticism, Dal-agerly got to work, and continued the project of his own accord when the contractual deal fell through.The work was published in a limited art edition in 1984 that has since long sold out, making Dal-he first renowned painter to create a completely new set of cards. Drawing on Western masterpieces from antiquity to modernity (including some of his own), Dal-eamlessly combined his knowledge of the arcane with his unmistakable wit. The result is a surreal kaleidoscope of European art history.TASCHEN resurrects all 78 cards in a fresh celebration of Dal- inimitable custom set, complete with a booklet by renowned German tarot author Johannes Fiebig offering an introduction to Dal- life and the project-s making-of, a comprehensive
