Occult Literature
King of Pentacles
A crowned king holds a sceptre and pentacle on a bull-decorated throne amid vines and distant buildings. The robe's dense decoration merges with the surrounding vegetation, while the round pentacle and sceptre stand out in yellow. The vegetation almost conceals the royal body, leaving the bright disc and sceptre as distinct accents. Pamela Colman Smith’s design appears in the 1916 Illustrated Key to the Tarot.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "King of Pentacles" [editorial title]. In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. 1916 edition, 1916, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 140. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-minor-king-of-pentacles
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Full source scan individually viewed and prose read. Complete card border and numeral or name retained; monogram retained where visible. Crop of the byte-verified reader derivative; no recolouring or reconstructed detail.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). King of Pentacles. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 140. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-minor-king-of-pentacles