Decorated skin : a world survey of body art / Karl Grèoning ; texts by Ferdinand Anton ... et al. ; translated by Lorna Dale.
By: Gröning, Karl.
Contributor(s): Anton, Ferdinand.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 1997Description: 256 p. : ill. ; 34 cm.ISBN: 0500017751.Subject(s): Body markingDDC classification: 391.6Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The decoration of the human body is one of the oldest art forms known to man. As primitive cave paintings show, its history dates back at least 10,000 years, and it has remained with us as a means of cultural expression.
Original German ed. published: Geschmèuckte Haut. Munich : Frederking & Thaler, 1997.
Includes bibliographic references (p. 248-249) and index.
Translation of Geschmèuckte Haut