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Custom Tattoo Work — Historical Improvisation During William Lithgow’s 1612 Pilgrimage | by Anna Felicity Friedman | Medium Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Tattoo, Hungarian Tattoo Ideas For Men, Eastern Orthodox Tattoo, Ecclesiastes Tattoo, Gnostic Tattoo, Orthodox Tattoo, Catholic Tattoos For Men, Heritage Tattoo, Holy Tattoos

Travel narratives about Holy-Land pilgrimage tattoos are one of my go-to evidence banks for demonstrating the significant presence and visibility of tattooing in the early modern period (defined as…

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SPQR Roman Legion tattoo, with "Legio IX Britannia" below it.  Yes, I do realize the actual historical name of the Roman Legion that fought in Britiain was "Legio IX Hispana". However, I wanted to be creative about, and as a sign of respect to both sides who fought and died in Britian during that time period, to rename it to what the Romans called the island, "Britannia". Greek Myth Tattoos, Legion Tattoo, Spqr Tattoo, Historical Tattoos, Roman Tattoo, Gladiator Tattoo, Empire Tattoo, Spartan Tattoo, Roman Legion

SPQR Roman Legion tattoo, with "Legio IX Britannia" below it. Yes, I do realize the actual historical name of the Roman Legion that fought in Britiain was "Legio IX Hispana". However, I wanted to be creative about, and as a sign of respect to both sides who fought and died in Britian during that time period, to rename it to what the Romans called the island, "Britannia".

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Russian Tattoos 8 Prison Tattoo Meanings, Russian Prison Tattoos, Gang Tattoos, Russian Tattoo, Prison Tattoos, Tattoo Trend, Religious Tattoos, Modern Tattoos, Tattoo Designs And Meanings

There is a reason that Russian tattoos are the most feared and respected thing in prison society. Far from being merely personal, they carry a burden of meaning that is used as a highly coded form of communication to tell a story of each inmate’s corrupted past.

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