Occult Literature
The Empress: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design
A crowned woman sits beside a shield carrying the sign of Venus while grain and foliage fill the foreground. A wooded landscape and patterned cushions surround the throne. Smith distributes the emblem's abundance through living plants, fabric and the relaxed position of the seated body. The curved shield differs from the upright staff, joining several kinds of attribute within an inhabited landscape.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "The Empress: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design" [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 53. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-smith-48
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details. Design credited to Pamela Colman Smith; reproduced in the active L. W. de Laurence volume. Card border, number and title retained.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). The Empress: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-smith-48