Puerto Princesa, Philippines: TagBalay Foundation, 2012. 112 color plates. Spectacular photography of the land and people of this enigmatic Filipino city nestled in the forest. Few traditional textiles and crafts are shown. "Dubbed as 'The City in the Forest', Puerto Princesa in Palawan challenges the conventions of what a city... More about Puerto Princesa: The Forest City
Tokyo: Diamond, 1992. 95 color plates. First volume of a set of Japanese textiles showing examples and some production techniques. Includes section on pongee, ikat, ramie, braids, and dyeing. English text with English and Japanese plate captions. More about The Traditional Crafts of Japan - Textiles Volume 1 Only
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1972. 449 black and white. Bishop Museum publication of bark-cloth and the tools used to make it. Most samples are from museum collections. More about Tapa in Polynesia
New York: Kodansha, 1977. 180 color plates 88 black and white 10 maps. GWO 1258. A massive and comprehensive work on Anatolian rugs. More about Turkish Carpets
Paris: Somogy, 2002. Hundreds of color plates. Lavishly illustrated in color, this book contains jewelry from all areas of Southeast Asia. French text. More about L'or des îles. Ornements et bijoux ethniques de l'Insulinde [Gold Islands. Ethnic Ornaments and...
Hong Kong: Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. 115 color plates; many color and black and white figures. Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum exhibition catalog of 52 imperial costumes of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) periods in the Edrina Collection. The textiles include formal and... More about Heavenly Splendour: The Edrina Collection of Ming and Qing Imperial Costumes
London: Laurence King Publishing, 1999. 98 color plates. How-to on decorating a home with antique oriental rugs and flatweaves. More about Carpets for the Home
Santa Fe: Textile Arts, Inc., 1987. 17 color plates. More about Auspicious Beginnings, Textiles with Bird Imagery from 200 BC to 1900
![Cremer Collection: 99 Rugs] Sammlung Cremer. 99 Teppiche. Rugs. 81 Gabbeh-Teppiche, 6 den...](/pictures/thumb/BOOKS002500I.jpg?v=1557279766)
Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 1993. 109 color plates. The Cremer collection of 81 gabbehs, 6 gabbeh-related rugs, 6 Baluch, and 6 Tibetan rugs on display during the 7th ICOC in the Deutsche Textilmuseum. German/English text. More about Cremer Collection: 99 Rugs] Sammlung Cremer. 99 Teppiche. Rugs. 81 Gabbeh-Teppiche, 6 den...
Tehran: Farhangsara / Yassavoli, 1998. 138 color plates 53 black and white. Important survey of animal accoutrements in Persian tribal weaving especially Shahsavan, Qashqa’i and Luri. Inspired by a 1975 exhibition held in Tehran this celebrated author brings together scholarly research and choice examples. More about Riding in Splendour: Horse and Camel Trappings from Tribal Iran
Los Angeles: University of Washington Press, 2002. 313 color plates 43 black and white. Weavings of the Pueblo and Navajo from the Southwest Museum. Massive and beautiful. Includes a CD-ROM. From the publisher: "The significance of Navajo and Pueblo textiles transcends simple artistic expression. Through the spiritual activity of weaving... More about Southwest Textiles: Weavings of the Pueblo and Navajo
Los Angles: Craft and Folk Art Museum, 1985. 35 color plates 82 black and white. GWO 1918. Scholarly, well illustrated museum exhibition catalog on all areas of North Africa and is useful for names and terminology. More about Traditional Textiles of Tunisia and Related North African Weavings
New York: Harper and Row, 1978. 102 color plates. GWO 219. Excellent introductory book with high quality examples and a strong Chinese section. More about The Oriental Rug
Los Angeles: Praeger Publishers, 1972. 16 color plates 78 black and white. Important museum exhibition catalog of Navajo rugs. More about The Navajo Blanket
Torino: Museo nazionale della montagna, 1988. 53 color plates. Italian museum exhibition catalog of these unusual Persian tribal rugs. [SORB P-332]. More about I Gabbeh: Un'arte tribale astratta, tappeti del sud-ovest persiano [The Gabbeh: A Tribal...
New York: Thames and Hudson, 2004. Over 1600 color illustrations. An indispensable resource for all collectors and scholars of Oriental rugs and carpets. ****** "Drawing on the rich weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia, the clearly presented text is divided into six major regional and tribal groupings... More about Tribal and Village Rugs: The Definitive Guide to Design, Pattern and Motif
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1981 (1992). 400 color plates, 400 black and white. GWO 403. An essential guide for the beginning collector. More about Oriental Carpet Design: A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Pattern and Symbols
Seattle: Court Street Press, 1987. 67 color plates. GWO 1379. Wonderful collection of Jim Burns' piled and flatwoven Caucasian rugs. More about The Caucasus: Traditions in Weaving
(Tehran): Nasr-i-Mina, (1996). 173 color plates, 60 black and white. Farsi text with a 19 page English summary and captioned plates of these Persian village rugs from Hamadan, a major Oriental carpet weaving area. [SORB P-531]. More about Pattern History of Hamedan Carpet: A Glance on the Carpets of Malayer, Tuserkan, Nahavand, Asad Abad
Beirut: Association Libanaise Amateurs Tapis Ancien, 1975. 10 color plates 11 black and white. Beirut rug club exhibition catalog of prayer rugs from the major rug weaving areas. English/Arabic text. [GWO 46, SORB G-55]. More about Antique and Ancient Prayer Rugs Dating from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century
Tehran: Yassavoli, 1998. 79 color plates. A monograph on this unusual type of Bakhtiari bag by noted Persian rug author. "Among the numerous types of tribal and village woven containers of Iran, the tachehs are quite special. These large bags are made by the villagers of the province of Chahar... More about The Tacheh of Chahar Mahal
Tehran: Tehran Rug Society, 1975. 8 Color Plates, 25 Black and White. GWO 1978. An exhibition catalog of the Tehran Rug Society of these Persian rugs. English/Farsi text. More about Tribal Animal Covers from Iran
Tehran: Yassavoli, 1998. 47 color plates. Colorful "tablecloths", a type of Persian kilim from a village near Kashan. More about The Sofreh of Kamo
![Woven Poetry, Early Anatolian Kilims] Gewebte Poesie, Frühe Anatolische Kelims. Sammlung...](/pictures/thumb/BOOKS000372I.JPG?v=1434447047)
Graz: Konzett AG, 1991. 85 color plates. A general introduction with detailed illustrations of weave structure. Most kilims date to 1800. German text. [GWO 1310, SORB A-451]. More about Woven Poetry, Early Anatolian Kilims] Gewebte Poesie, Frühe Anatolische Kelims. Sammlung Konzett
New York: Watson-Guptill, 1968 (1974). 4 color plates 170 black and white. The classic and still most comprehensive "how-to" book on rug weaving. More about The Techniques of Rug Weaving
