Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Postcards
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 095689626X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 53 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Wonderful addition to the encyclopaedia collection I own all three of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedias. I own Drawings from the Gulag. I even purchased an additional copy of one the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedias directly from FUEL in order to get the cards that come with the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia when you order from FUEL. I am a Danzig Baldaev super fan.When Amazon recommended this collection, I almost bought two. I wish I could give this more stars. The postcards are printed on heavy weight matte almost antiqued stock. There are several postcards that include not only Baldaev's original drawings, bu. "Five Stars" according to Louisa R. Spina. beautiful to have and display.. Jhazz1Five Stars More great stuff from Danzig B.. 8 said Five Stars. More great stuff from Danzig B.
By turn they are extraordinary, artful, explicit and sometimes just strange, reflecting as they do the lives and traditions of this previously hidden world. The drawings printed on the postcards are facsimiles of Baldaev’s original sheets, reproduced directly from the Russian Criminal Tattoo Archive. This beautifully produced boxed set of 53 postcards contains stunning images from the bestselling Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia series of books. Also included is a postcard of each of the three book covers. Previously unpublished in this form.. The box features 25 original sheet drawings by Danzig Baldaev and 25 photographs by Sergei Vasiliev. The motifs depicted represent the uncensored lives of the criminal classes, whose tattoos were a secret tribal language, a method of showing status within the prison system. These hugely popular and influential books document the Russian criminal tattoo, revealing its hidden meanings. Each has a detailed description of the meaning of each tattoo on the reverse