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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia Volume II
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Description for Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia Volume II
Hardback. Working as a prison guard in St Petersburgs notorious Kresty Prison, the author diligently recorded over 3,000 criminal tattoos, documenting their meanings within this closed society. This title explores the extremes of this collection. Illustrator(s): Vasiliev, Sergei. Editor(s): Murray, Damon; Sorrell, Stephen. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300 illustrations, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AFY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
'A unique social document recording a now disappearing sub-culture. The criminals inhabit as desperate a nether world as you are likely to come across. A hipnotic aspect of art and words. ' - Index
This second volume of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia is an essential companion to the critically acclaimed first volume. It features previously unpublished drawings and photographs from the extraordinary archives of Danzig Baldaev and Sergei Vasiliev.
During his lifetime as a guard in St Petersburg's notorious Kresty Prison, Baldaev diligently recorded over 3,000 criminals' tattoos and their coded meanings. ... Read more
'A unique social document recording a now disappearing sub-culture. The criminals inhabit as desperate a nether world as you are likely to come across. A hipnotic aspect of art and words. ' - Index
This second volume of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia is an essential companion to the critically acclaimed first volume. It features previously unpublished drawings and photographs from the extraordinary archives of Danzig Baldaev and Sergei Vasiliev.
During his lifetime as a guard in St Petersburg's notorious Kresty Prison, Baldaev diligently recorded over 3,000 criminals' tattoos and their coded meanings. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
FUEL Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780955006128
SKU
V9780955006128
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