Peter Mark Adams shares the fruits of his ongoing research into the enigmatic Sola-Busca tarocchi with Andreu Abuín of New Mithraeum. In this fascinating conversation, he discusses the context of the tarocchi’s creation and its ties with the cult of Mithras, shedding further light on the esoteric undercurrents in the Renaissance and the origins of Western esotericism.
Peter Mark AdamsPeter Mark Adams’s in depth study of the esoteric doctrines and spiritual traditions encoded within the Hagia Sophia, as manifested in its structural and decorative design.
Crown 4vo (245 × 189 mm)
240 pp
Specially commissioned colour photographs of the marble revetment; black & white studies in light; and architectural drawings.
Issued in 4 editions –
fine / standard hardback / paperback / digital
Peter Mark AdamsPeter Mark Adams’ Mystai: Dancing out the Mysteries of Dionysos is the only full length, scholarly study of the ritual process of initiation into the mysteries of Dionysos as depicted in the frescoes of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries.
Imperial 8vo (210 × 290 mm, landscape)
192 pp
38 images including colour photographs of the restored frescoes
Issued in 3 editions –
fine / standard hardback / paperback
Peter Mark AdamsA new edition of The Game of Saturn: Decoding the Sola-Busca Tarocchi, the first full length, scholarly study of the enigmatic Renaissance masterwork. Peter Mark Adams's careful analysis reveals the existence of a pagan liturgical and ritual tradition active amongst members of the Renaissance elite and encoded within the deck's design and iconography.
4to (280 × 215 mm)
316 pp
Extensively illustrated in colour
Issued in 2 editions –
standard hardback / paperback
A conversation between Peter Mark Adams and Christophe Poncet on the esoteric tarot, in relation to the elite and Saturnian Sola-Busca tarocchi and the popular and luminous Tarot de Marseille. The two leading researchers into the hidden legacy of the tarot discuss the significance of their discoveries, which overturn the prevailing academic orthodoxy, and in doing so transform our understanding of the role of tarot in Western esotericism.
Royal 8vo (234 × 156 mm)
128 pp
Illustrated throughout in colour
Issued in 3 editions –
fine / standard hardback / digital