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Sacred Tattoos of Thailand: Exploring the Magic, Masters and Mystery of Sak Yan
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Sacred Tattoos of Thailand: Exploring the Magic, Masters and Mystery of Sak Yan Hardcover - 2011

by Joe Cummings; Dan White (Photographer)


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  • Title Sacred Tattoos of Thailand: Exploring the Magic, Masters and Mystery of Sak Yan
  • Author Joe Cummings; Dan White (Photographer)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte L, Singapore.
  • Date 2011-09
  • ISBN 9789814302548 / 9814302546
  • Weight 2.65 lbs (1.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.37 x 8.43 x 0.49 in (26.34 x 21.41 x 1.24 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012330304
  • Dewey Decimal Code 391.65

About the author

Joe Cummings first came to Thailand in 1977 and two years later begin researching Southeast Asian art history for a master's degree at the University of California at Berkeley. He has written more than 30 guidebooks on countries in Asia and North America, and authored several books on Buddhist archaeology, Thai design and other related topics, including Buddhist Temples of Thailand, Buddhist Stupas in Asia, Lanna Renaissance, Burmese Design and Architecture and Chiang Mai Style. Dan White is a British photographer who has spent two decades specializing in South and South East Asia. Formerly based in Paris and then London, he is now based in Bangkok Thailand. He did pioneering work on India, particularly on the complex world of Hindu ascetics and also in Cambodia celebrating the end of war. Publications include: The Times, Der Speigel, Marie Claire, The Observer and The South China Morning Post.
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Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd, 2015. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn with a long scratch to the back of the jacket, otherwise is clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Boards are clean and glossy with one scratch to the back cover; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75" - 10.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Jacket photo of tattoo artist with title in white and orange lettering; 2015, Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd; 200 pages; "Sacred Tattoos of Thailand: Exploring the Magic, Masters and Mystery of Sak Yan," by Joe Cummings.
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Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) , 2012. Book. Illus. by Dan White. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 210mm x 265mm. Jacket has light general wear and no tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 200pp The first illustrated book in English to trace the history and origins of the Thai hand-inked tattoo tradition. While Thailand remains the centre of the cultural form's conservation and development, similar traditions exist today in Cambodia, Laos and parts of Vietnam, China and Burma. The product of 18 months of field research and photography, Sacred Tattoos of Thailand brings the world of this fascinating and commonly misrepresented tradition to light. Rather than sensationalise sak yan and popularise the misconception that the tradition is the stuff of gangsters and bad boys, Sacred Tattoos of Thailand sheds light on the tradition s spiritual roots and how it combines into a single belief system elements of Buddhism, Brahmanism and animism, all of which are underpinned by a strict moral and… Read More
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