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The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra

by Lance Dane

A visual edition of the Kama Sutra

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A visual edition of the Kama Sutra

Lance Dane’s edition pairs the Kama Sutra text with 269 images drawn from forms including manuscripts, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, and architecture. The illustrations accompany the classic’s discussions of sexual life and pleasure, including its descriptions of 64 positions. The combination makes this both a presentation of an ancient text and a survey of visual material connected with its subject.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in the Kama Sutra and its treatment of sexual life and pleasure
  • Readers exploring historical art and material culture related to erotic subjects
  • Those who prefer an illustrated edition of a classical text

Themes

Sexual life and pleasureThe Kama SutraErotic art and material cultureHistorical texts and images

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Book overview

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 269 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 269 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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