# Tarot artwork and scene provenance

## Card faces

- Deck: Rider–Waite–Smith, first published by Rider & Company in 1909.
- Artist: Pamela Colman Smith (1878–1951); design: Arthur Edward Waite (1857–1942).
- License: Public Domain (expired copyright in the original artwork).
- Downloaded from: https://github.com/mixvlad/TarotCards/tree/5c44ca5c94a9d67f9bc06cb6b920c2544fa76c74/tarot/rider-waite/720px
- Upstream attribution and public-domain statement: https://github.com/mixvlad/TarotCards/blob/5c44ca5c94a9d67f9bc06cb6b920c2544fa76c74/SOURCES.md
- Upstream identifies scans of the original deck from https://steve-p.org/cards/RWSa.html .
- An independent original-artwork public-domain reference: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RWS_Tarot_00_Fool.jpg
- Retrieved: 2026-09-13. All 78 card faces are hosted locally. Covers and unrelated decks are excluded.
- Conversion: upstream 720px JPEG files resized to 480px wide, WebP quality 84 with sharp. No artwork was redrawn.
- cards-manifest.json records upstream Git blob hashes and local SHA-256 checksums for each file.

## Interface assets and text

- Card backs and celestial ornaments are original CSS/SVG interface elements.
- Chinese interpretations and positional reflection questions are original site text inspired by traditional symbolism. They are prompts for reflection, not generated personal predictions.
- table.webp is a newly generated atmospheric background, made with the built-in image generation tool for this page. It is separate from the historical public-domain card faces.
- Background compressed to WebP quality 85. No extra generated card artwork is used.

### Background generation prompt

Use case: stylized-concept. Asset type: full-bleed website background, landscape 1536x1024. Create a photorealistic overhead antique tarot reading table, moody candlelit renaissance study, deep walnut wood grain, delicate carved wooden edging around perimeter, dark burgundy cloth barely visible at edges. At extreme top-left antique brass armillary sphere and a few ivory candles, extreme bottom-left a faded folded celestial chart and brass compass, extreme top-right a closed oxblood leather book and small bowl of amethyst stones, bottom-right candle glow. Composition: 80 percent of central image must be completely EMPTY uninterrupted dark wooden tabletop, usable as background behind interactive tarot cards and panel, props confined to outer 10 percent edges, no cards, no typography, no symbols in central table, no UI, no parchment panel, no watermark. Top-down flat camera, warm amber practical light, rich tactile materials, restrained cinematic chiaroscuro, sharp realistic details. Keep center dark enough for cream lettering.