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The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra by Lance Dane (2003)

Synopsis
THE KAMA SUTRA is the 2,000-year-old Hindu classic of love, sexuality, and eroticism that, in the West, has appeared in popular illustrated editions through the centuries. Lance Dane, scholar and collector, assembles over 250 images drawn from works of art in museums and private collections that illustrate its varied sexual positions.

Details
Publication Date:2003-10-07
Editor:Lance Dane

Size
Length:320 pages
Height:9.8 in
Width:7.3 in
Thickness:0.2 in
Weight:36.8 oz

Publisher's Note
A fully illustrated Kama Sutra from the extraordinary and rare art collection of Lance Dane • The first complete translation to illustrate all 64 sexual postures described in the Kama Sutra • Includes 250 rare images • Composed by one of the world's foremost scholars of the Kama Sutra and Indian art The erotic sentiments described in the Hindu love classic the Kama Sutra constitute the most famous work on sex ever created. Written almost 2,000 years ago, the Kama Sutra deals with all aspects of sexual life, including the principles and techniques of sexual pleasure and how to best achieve ecstatic expression of life's beauty. In this complete and illustrated guide Lance Dane accompanies the Kama Sutra text with 250 illustrations and great works of art that encompass coins, palm leaf manuscripts, sculptures, ancient toys, jewelry, architecture, ivory combs, birch bark, cloth, paintings, frescoes, and scrolls. Gathered from museums and private collections around the world-as well as the author's own collection of over 300,000 photographs-these rare images clearly illustrate all 64 sexual positions and the erotic instructions set forth in the Kama Sutra. The result is a dazzling and sensuous reading experience through which the teachings of the Kama Sutra spring to life.

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      title is obvious
    Review created: 02/09/08
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    This is another translation of the original sanskrit. It is a well-known book of sexual techniques and etiquette. However the illustrations are added (not part of the original) and do not coordinate well with the text.


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