Occult Literature
The World
A draped figure stands within an oval wreath, holding a short wand in each hand. Four different faces or creatures occupy the corners, separated from the central body by cloud and open space. The turned central body gives movement to the wreath and stable corner forms. Pamela Colman Smith’s design is reproduced in the 1916 Illustrated Key to the Tarot.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "The World" [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 91. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-smith-86
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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 World. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 91. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-smith-86