Includes index. "This book has been produced using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques ... single sheets of paper are printed on one side only, and each sheet is folded in half, with the printed pages on the outside. The book block is then sandwiched between two boards and sewn together through punched holes close to the cut edges of the folded sheets."--Page facing title page.
Summary:
Provides the picture, history and meaning of each of the tattoos included in the book. It also explains the history of tattoos in different areas of the world.
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