FALGAYRETTES-LEVEAU, Christiane (ed.). Signes du corps. - Lot 276

FALGAYRETTES-LEVEAU, Christiane (ed.). Signes du corps. Paris, Éditions Dapper, 2004. In-4, black publisher's boards with embossed title on front cover, in illustrated dust jacket. 392 pages, 284 illustrations in and out of text, 234 in color, some double-page spreads. Dust jacket very slightly scratched, binding covers a little faded. Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized at the Musée Dapper in 2004 and 2005, this book brings together texts by writers, sociologists, anthropologists, historians and art critics, testifying to the age and universality of transformations of the body. Carnal metamorphoses are explored through sculptures and ornaments from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. With two tickets to the exhibition taped to the title page. A very good copy.