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The Tattoo Encyclopedia : A Guide to Choosing Your Tattoo

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A unique illustrated reference on the origins and meanings of nearly one thousand tattoo symbols that serves as a guide for choosing a personal image and provides a fascinating look at the tattoo as a work of art.

Tattoos continue to move into the mainstream and grow in popularity with each passing day. For people contemplating getting a tattoo, however, the choice of images can be overwhelming. A comprehensive, informative exploration of the colorful world of tattoos, The Tattoo Encyclopedia presents concise descriptions of symbols both common and unusual and sheds light on their historic, religious, and cultural significance.

Organized in a convenient A-to-Z format, cross-referenced, indexed by category, and illustrated with three hundred samples of authentic tattoo line art, this book features a stunning array of images ranging from ancient Buddhist and Chinese designs to those sported by twenty-first-century bikers. The definition of each symbol includes the widely accepted interpretation based on historical fact and cultural source, as well as various interpretations that have developed across different cultures and time periods.

Whether choosing a personally significant tattoo, wanting to learn more about a symbol, or simply being interested in tattoos as a form of art and body decoration, readers will discover the richness of tattoo culture in The Tattoo Encyclopedia.

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The pub, the bar, the old watering hole: it's where all the animals gather at the end of the day, but that also includes the predators. I met a gal with the nickname of "Lou". Lou challenged me to arm wrestle and beat...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 11, 2008 Type: User Review Great Ideas

If your thinking about getting a tattoo but don't know where to begin this is the book for you. Everything has a meaning or sometimes several. Find out what the symbols, animals, and flowers all mean. Genie - Change
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From: Amazon Posted: May 14, 2007 Type: User Review A good start, though, not much use

I had previusly bought and read Ink, from the same author (book that I highly recomend for people new to tattoing like me) and I was thrill to receive this book, though, I must admit, at lest it gives you some structure to determine a bit closely...
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 15, 2007 Type: User Review Worth re-buying

I loaned this book to a friend, and she kept it when she moved. It is worth re-purchasing because it gives some meaning to some of the designs out there. While not all of the descriptions are useful, and the drawings included are not at all what...
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 02, 2007 Type: User Review not too much info

there is not much to this book a few pictures and mild reading rather informative yet not as much help as popup books would have been.
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