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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Once a fringe phenomenon, tattooing is now a full-blown cultural fact. More than 40 million people in the U.S. alone have tattoos, all with unique stories about why they chose to indelibly mark their bodies. Permanence combines photographic tattoo portraits with these stories, told in the subjects' own words and handwriting. Kip Fulbeck brings together young and old of all races, religions, and political persuasions-from celebrities to suburban moms...
Author
Publisher
New Page Books, a division of the Career Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"There is hidden, powerful wisdom in tattoos. Did you ever think of your tattoo as a charged body talisman or a portal into your spiritual self? Ancient cultures practicing shamanic tattooing laid the groundwork for our modern exploration of consciousness. Tattoos are both a revelation and a proclamation of your embodied archetypes, dreams, emotions, even a hint of past-life memories. Conscious Ink shows how this edgy skin art interfaces with our...
Author
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Any tattoo is the outcome of an intimate, often hidden, process. The people, bodies, and money that make tattooing what it is blend together and form a heady cocktail, something described by Matt, the owner of Oakland's Premium Tattoo, as "Blood and Lightning." Faced with the client's anticipation of pain and excitement, the tattooer must carefully perform calm authority to obscure a world of preparation and vigilance. "Blood and Lightning, my dude,"...
4) Tattoo history: a source book : an anthology of historical records of tattooing throughout the world
Author
Publisher
Juno Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
216 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Language
English
Description
"This mind-blowing illustrated collection showcases hundreds of tattoos dedicated to numerous scientific arenas, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics, with a brief note from each inked individual highlighting the reasons for selecting the tattoo. Best of all, each example is a leaping-off point for best-selling science essayist and lecturer Zimmer to muse about the subject, whether it's the importance of a tattoo...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
x, 133 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Why did you get that tattoo? Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearer's true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirt tails, emblazoned on knuckles, or tucked inside mouths. They are battle scars and beauty marks, totems and mementos. Pen & Ink grants us...
11) Tattoo masters
Publisher
LOM Art
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
13) Tattoo artist
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the interesting and intriguing to the weird and wonderful Odd Jobs: Tattoo Artist is HIGH interest combined with a LOW level of complexity to help struggling readers along. The carefully written, considerate text will hold readers' interest and allow for successful mastery, understanding, and enjoyment of reading about Tattoo Artists. Clear, full-color photographs with captions provide additional accessible information. A table of contents,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Image
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
190 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Body Type is an eye-opening look into the amazingly creative ways that tattoo artists are utilizing typography. Whereas the majority of tattoo art uses images to convey messages, here the message actually is the image. Twenty-six alphabetical characters might not seem like much to work with, but a look through these photographs reveals the contrary. Here are truly unique social commentaries, expressions of love, hilarious examples of biting satire,...
Author
Publisher
Mitchell Beazley
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Discover the true meanings behind over 200 popular tattoos with this comprehensive book, illustrated with over 100 tattoo designs. From sailors' swallows and Mexican skulls to prisoners' barbed wire and intricate Maori patterns, tattoos have been used as a means of communication by cultures all over the world for thousands of years. Through meticulous research, The Tattoo Dictionary uncovers the fascinating origins of the most popular symbols in tattoo...
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