01418cam a2200337 i 4500 341429118 TxGeo 20180312120000.0 160125s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781784721770 hbk. 1784721778 hbk. (OCoLC)965460424 TxGeo rda Aitken-Smith, Trent. The tattoo dictionary : an A-Z guide to choosing your tattoo / Trent Aitken-Smith ; illustrated by Ashley Tyson. London : Mitchell Beazley, 2016. 255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. From sailors' swallows and Mexican skulls to prisoners' barbed wire and intricate Maori patterns, tattoos have been used as a means of communication by cultures all over the world for thousands of years. This book explores the origins of the most popular symbols in tattoo history, revealing their hidden meanings and the long-forgotten stories behind them. 20180322. Tattooing Dictionaries. Tattooing Pictorial works. Tyson, Ashley. QS5