Geschmückte Haut - eine Kulturgeschichte der Körperkunst

by Karl Gröning

Photographs: Karl Gröning

Publisher: Villa Acerno

256 pages

Year: 2001

ISBN: 3-899405-514-6

Price: 25 €

Comments: Size: 26 x 33 cm, hardcover. Condition: very good.

For thousands of years, people have been decorating their skin. They paint it artistically, adorn it with fantastic tattoos and aesthetic patterns. This illustrated book takes us on a journey around the world and through time. This comprehensive collection of outstanding photographs shows the diversity of a fascinating art form that has been practised in all cultures throughout history.

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