sizzling ! Tattoos: Ancient Traditions, Secret Symbols and up-to-date Trends.

(assorted damage to the spine corner, see pictures.)

Illustrated with stunning full color photography, this book presents a rich gallery of contemporary tattoo pieces, featuring every style from old school and Japanese to biomechanic and horror, accompanied by an engaging commentary on this fascinating form of self expression and the traditions and symbols that govern it. As she charts its remarkable story, author Doralba Picerno showcases some of the highly daring and exquisite pieces of art ever created on the human body. Tattooing is no present-day, new-fangled trend: tattooing has been around for millennia. Indeed, it is one of the oldest forms of body decoration and visibile communication. We have seen evidence of permanent body markings from hieroglyphics found on mummies from the Egyptian and Neolithic eras.