The Tattooed Hills: Journeys to Chalk Figures by Jon Woolcott #foliosociety transgression and perversity

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The Tattooed Hills: Journeys to Chalk Figures by Jon Woolcott #foliosociety transgression and perversityA journey through Britains chalklands, uncovering the stories, symbolism and shifting meanings of the mysterious figures carved into our hills. Across southern England and beyond, the land bears the marks of centuries white horses, giants, crosses, badges, even a lost panda cut into the chalk and exposed to the sky. In The Tattooed Hills, writer Jon Woolcott travels to these remarkable sites, exploring their history and the deep cultural roots that