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Tattoo history : a source book : an anthology of historical records of tattooing throughout the world / edited and introduced by Steve Gilbert with the collaboration of Cheralea Gilbert ; with contributions by Kazuo Oguri [and others].
LIBRA - Special GN419.3 .G56 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, Stephen G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tattooing--History.
- Tattooing.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Juno Books ; Berkeley, CA : US bookstore distribution, Publishers Group West, [2000]
- Summary:
- This thorough, lavishly illustrated collection of historical records traces tattooing throughout the world, from the ancient times to the present. Includes texts from explorers, physicians, journalists, and others. Photos & illustrations.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Confessions of a tattoo addict
- Origins
- Ancient history
- Polynesia
- Discovery
- Prince Giolo
- Joseph Banks
- Islands in the Pacific
- Borneo
- Samoa
- The Marquesas
- New Zealand
- Japan
- Worlds old & new
- North America
- South America
- England
- France and Italy
- USA
- Other worlds
- The circus
- Arabs, Jews, and Christians
- Professional opinions
- Contemporary contributions
- The Marshall islands / by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- The Arctic / by Lars Krutak
- Polynesia today / by Tricia Allen
- Current events / by Don Ed Hardy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-214).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gilbert, Steve. Tattoo history.
- ISBN:
- 189045107X
- 9781890451073
- 1890451061
- 9781890451066
- OCLC:
- 44619491
- Online:
- Publisher description
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