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Title: The Tattoo History Source Book by Steve Gilbert ISBN: 1-890451-06-1 Publisher: Juno Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: the book to grab if you can have only one on tattooing
Comment: Were you a fan of tattoing who had been stranded on that proverbial desert isle and allowed only half dozen favorite musical discs and but one or two books, it's a good bet that you would want Steve Gilbert's "Tattoo History: A Source Book" to keep you company.
A somewhat uneven quality of writing and of academic documentation mark this book. Even so, "Tattoo History: A Source Book" is an impressive work that reflects serious research, and it is a tour de force in comfortably handling material that ranges widely over time and space. On a subject that is so often dominated by photographs and essays that emphasize above all Japanese-style tattooing, it is a delight to learn as well of the long tradition of tattooing in the Pacific Isles, of the role tattoos played in the ancient Middle East, and of early 20th-century tattooing in the West. Gilbert's extensive use of source material--efectively translated from many languages--lends the book its gravitas and contributes significantly to his success in instilling in the reader an increased sense of respect for the tattoo arts.
Finally I should note that even if this book did not open new vistas for the reader, the essays which bookend "Tattoo History" would alone be worth the price of admission. Gilbert's opener, "Confessions of a Tattoo Addict," although but two pages in length, is an evocative essay that relates a fascination with tattoos to his coming of age in the 1940s. Meanwhile, the lengthier closing essay by Don Ed Hardy documents the resurgence of tattooing over the past several decades, the cultural cross-fertilization that has occurred, and the slow but growing acceptance of tattooing as a legitimate art form by the more conventional arts world.
Rating: 5
Summary: Instant classic
Comment: Not just a compendium of illustrations, this collection of essays, interviews, historical accounts and yes, some nice pictures, pulls together a great deal of the cultural history and tradition associated with tattooing. Well written, very wide-reaching and very entertaining. Gilbert is careful to detail where all his information comes from, adding to the work's authority and allowing interested readers to look more deeply into specific topics. This is a winner.
Rating: 5
Summary: awesome book!
Comment: While I can not even come close to the great review that the previous reviewer wrote, I can in fact tell you that this is one of the most interesting books that I have read on the history of tattoos. I myself have 3 tattoos and since I got them, I have been enthralled with the history that surrounds them as well as trying to figure out where the stigma that is currently attached to them came from. I sat down to just leaf through this book and I had to read the entire thing, it was so completely interesting. If you have any interest in tattooing at all, this is a must read!
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Title: Written on the Body by Jane Caplan ISBN: 0691057230 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 12 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Total Tattoo Book by Amy Krakow ISBN: 0446670014 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Bodies of Subversion, Second Edition: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo by Margot Mifflin ISBN: 189045110X Publisher: Umbrage Editions Inc Pub. Date: 09 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Return of the Tribal: A Celebration of Body Adornment: Piercing, Tattooing, Scarification, Body Painting by Rufus C. Camphausen ISBN: 0892816104 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Japanese Tattoo by Sandi Fellman, D. M. Thomas ISBN: 0896597989 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: February, 1988 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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