New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996. 107 color plates. Museum exhibition catalog. One detail of a silk as the frontispiece. "The collection of the National Palace Museum is made up largely of the personal holdings of the Ch'ien-lung emperor (reigned 1736-95). Representing the artistic legacy of imperial China, it... More

Chicago: Art Media Resources, 2003. 437 color plates and maps. "A celebration of the cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Road, this book is a detailed, lavishly illustrated exploration of the the ancient trade route between Europe and Asia, more specifically between Rome and the old Chinese capital... More

Leyton, UT: Gibbs-Smith, 1992. 300 color plates and many historical black and white photographs. Pre-1940 machine made wool blankets in American Indian designs chiefly for trade to Native Americans. "For all Native American cultures, from the Plains and Southwest people to the tribes of the Northwest Coast, the blanket makes... More

New York: The New Press, 1993. 24 loose color plates 11 black and white. Portfolio of an array of African arts including a cloth mask from the Yoruba and a Kuba textile. Portfolio contains a book with descriptive text and 24 loose plates. More

Makati City: The Bookmark, Inc., 2001. Beautifully produced and fully illustrated in color, this book is on t’nalak cloths, the woven art of the T’boli people of Lake Sebu in Mindanao, Philippines. These textiles, made from abaca, are ikat-dyed with intricate designs. According to tradition the designs have been passed..... More

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987. The weaving section is by Sarah Nestor and shows 18 color plates 6 black and white. More

Makati City: ArtPostAsia, 2015. 246 color illustrations. "Inabel: Philippine Textiles from the Ilocos Region celebrates the weaving tradition of Abel fabrics. It highlights the Ilocano brand of craftsmanship, as well as the local people's ingenuity and industriousness. It recognizes the men and women of the Ilocos communities who keep centuries-old... More

Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2007. 102 black and white. A dealer exhibition catalog of old photographs by the team of Rudolf Lehnert and Ernst Landrock who were active in North Africa in the early 20th century. French text. More

Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2005. 62 black and white. Dealer exhibition catalog of 19th and early 20th century nudes from Africa, South America, Japan, and the Pacific. From an edition of 500. French plate captions with an introduction in French and English. More

Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2015. "Since their ancestors arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand and discovered the useful properties of harakeke (New Zealand flax), Maori have used flax leaves to create baskets, mats, housing materials, clothing and cords, ropes and fishing nets. In weaving and the patterns used, Maori record their histories... More

Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2007. 108 color plates detailing the 98 examples and 37 historical black and white photographs. Central Asia's famous Silk Road is the source of the dynamic, highly abstracted embroideries of the Uzbek peoples. In this hardcover book, detailed color illustrations of the nearly 100 works... More

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1911 (1920). 32 color plates 171 black and white. Uncommon in dustjacket. Early and popular general book on Oriental rugs with prices. Fifth expanded edition. [GWO 746, SORB G-963-1]. More

New York: Dover, 1913 (1970). 11 color plates 89 black and white. One of the best early American works. Unabridged facsimile edition of the 1913 classic. [GWO 520 SORB G-668-1]. More