The Rider Waite Tarot, published in 1909, is the most popular deck of Tarot cards. The Rider Waite Tarot cards include 22 Major Arcana cards and 56 Minor Arcana cards. The imagery and symbols in the Rider Waite cards have different meanings which are interpreted by the reader.
The images on the Rider Waite Tarot cards were designed by Pamela Colman Smith. The deck was a collaboration between Smith and Dr. Arthur Edward Waite.http://sacred-texts.com/tarot/faq.htm#about