Rider–Waite–Smith · Facsimile
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Arthur Edward Waite; illustrations by Pamela Colman Smith
Waite’s account of the tarot beside Smith’s illustrations. Part II explains the trumps; Part III treats divinatory meanings and methods. Compare the images and the prose rather than assuming they say precisely the same thing.
Open the edition page ↗Where to begin
The title and Preface, then Part II beside the illustrated card you are studying.
Keep in mind
A 1922 reprint, not a first-edition scan. Waite’s esoteric explanations and the later Thoth system are distinct accounts; the image can also support observations that its author does not discuss. The PDF is about 73 MB.