Jul 26
The Tattoo Encyclopedia : A Guide to Choosing Your Tattoo
Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009 in Tattoo Information
From Publishers Weekly
Skipping the technical details of how to get a tattoo, Green’s catalog delves into the fascinating realm of why people get tattoos and what images they choose. After an introduction sketching the history of skin art, Green, an archaeologist and UCLA research associate, launches into an alphabetical encyclopedia with a collection of common tattoo symbols under each letter. She offers an illustration of the symbols and describes the meaning and symbolism behind …
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Ink Book!
My son loves this book, he is learning so much he did not know about tattoo’s. The pictures have given him new idea’s too on what to do to pictures that he said were not done yet…
The illustrations are little more than commercially-available clip art. The descriptions and explanations are so brief as to be meaningless, and the historical information is ubiquitously available on myriad Internet sites. If you have never seen a tattoo before in your life, this will be a fascinating read. But for the rest of us who have even the slightest prior knowledge of tattoos or generic iconography, buying this book will be an utter waste of money. May I suggest instead that you vist a tattoo shop and discuss designs with an artist.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Informative, Wish it was Larger!
This is a great book for anyone looking to get a tattoo. It covers all the basics of symbolism of major images and themes seen in tattoos.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain
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.
This book gives interesting history on just about any popular tattoo you see around these days. It is very interesting to know that certain popular tattoo art dates back to when it does, and holds a special meaning in certain cultures. You might want to pick up this book if you are interested in finding out some important details about a tattoo you get before you get it, but it may require extra research as the descriptions in the book are very brief.
5.0 out of 5 stars
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.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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…
4.0 out of 5 stars
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.
2.0 out of 5 stars
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.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Symbology Resource
I picked up this book a while ago second hand on a college campus because of my interest in tattoos as well as symbology (apologies to Willam DaFoe).
4.0 out of 5 stars
guide for tattoos
This book give you a good idea of what the symbols represent.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Just completely useless
I bought this book hoping it would tell me about what certain tattoos say about the people who get them.