Lance Dane Books

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.

- Discover the ancient classical customs of the Kama Sutra in this tastefully produced and beautifully illustrated gift edition- Includes two separate volumes entitled The Amorous Man and The Sensuous Woman- Illustrated throughout with rare miniatures, gouache and tantric paintings, and sculptures on ivory panel The Kamasutra is an ancient classical work on the art of love. Its uniqueness lies in that it discusses the theme of sexual pleasure without any feeling of shyness or shame. The author, Vatsyayana talks about Kama, that is, sexual pleasure, and explains the rules which govern life according to Kama. Through its discussion on erotic love, the book manages to highlight the social customs and individual habits of ancient India. This tastefully produced and beautifully illustrated gift edition treats the subject of male and female sexuality in two separate volumes, suggestively entitled The Amorous Man and the Sensuous Woman. The male-female union is portrayed in all its splendor through the use of Indian miniatures and Khajuraho sculptures.

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Kámasútra, klasická hinduistická kniha lásky, představuje co do věhlasu dosud nepřekonané dílo pojednávající o sexu. Byla sepsána téměř před 2000 lety a zabývá se všemi stránkami pohlavního života, včetně principů a technik dosažení rozkoše a společné extáze. Více než 250 vyobrazení- krásných uměleckých děl získaných z muzeí a soukromých sbírek po celém světě stejně jako z autorovy vlastní kolekce – názorně ilustruje různé sexuální pozice a erotické instrukce, které Kámasútra obsahuje. Výsledkem je vzrušující a smyslný čtenářský zážitek, jehož prostřednictvím moudrost Kámasútry ožívá před čtenářovýma očima.