Istanbul: International Congress on Turkish and Central Asian Carpets, 1994. No illustrations. Brief abstracts of 91 lectures—some in English, some in Turkish—from the 1994 congress in Istanbul by leading authorities on all areas of the subject from design motif and dyes to collections and influence . Unillustrated.
Graz: Akademische Druck, 1977. Color and black and white illustrations. Scholarly journal Volume 4 #3. English language article by George O'Bannon on the Salitq Ersari Carpet (11 pages, 6 color plates 21 figures.).
Toshkent [Tashkent]: Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2004. Fully illustrated in color. Catalog of the holdings from this Uzbek museum including rugs (10 color plates), textiles (119 color plates), and jewelry (57 color plates). English, Uzbek and Russian text.
Four issues of Oriental Rug Review Magazine with an emphasis on Central Asian rugs including articles: "The Mystery of the Lakai Nomads, An obscure Central Asian Uzbek tribe and their weavings" by Steven Franklin Shore; "Dye Analysis in Miscellaneous Rugs and Trappings of the Central Asian Group" by Dr. Paul...
Moscow: Tsentropromsovet, 1952. 55 color plates. GWO 1501. Scarce catalog of rug designs produced in Turkmenistan factories. Illustrations are cartoons for rugs. Russian text.
Fremont: Spring Hill Press, 2002. 22 color plates 151 black and white. This book was undertaken to honor Ms. Antipina who is most responsible for collecting and preserving the ethnographic information of the Kyrgyz people from this Central Asian republic during the Soviet period. It includes edited translations of her...
(New York): AMTORG Trading Corp. 1960. 3 color plates, 16 black and white. GWO 1363? New York dealer Vojtech Blau's promotional catalog probably prepared in the 1930's to bolster Soviet exports.
Kendal: Abbot Hall Art Gallery, 1971. 4 color plates 18 black and white. GWO 2354. Museum exhibition catalog of Turkmen material culture including textiles, rugs and jewelry.
Kendal: Abbot Hall Art Gallery, 1971. 4 color plates 18 black and white. GWO 2354. Museum exhibition catalog of the material culture of the Turkmen. Includes textiles, rugs and jewelry. Rebound in cloth.
Hamburg: NOK, 1993. 127 color plates. Celebrated Turkoman rug exhibit at the 7th International Conference on Oriental Carpets with contributions from leading German collectors. Includes the entire range of Turkmen piled woven pieces from main carpets to dizlyks. German text. [SORB Ce-14].
Kyrgyzstan Basmasy, 1974. 65 color plates. Catalog of felts, reed screens, piled weavings, embroideries, jewelry, and leatherwork. Uncommon. Russian/Kyrgyz text.
Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1982. 16 color plates. GWO 1510. From the collections of the Ethnographic Museum. 16 "postcards", text on back.
Hamburg: Museum fur Volkerkunde, 1970. 60 color plates. Museum exhibition catalog of Central Asian carpets and bags. German text.
Fishguard, UK: Crosby Press, 1975. 55 color plates 1 map. GWO 1515. Important reference with descriptions of types of weaving, uses and origins of Turkmen rugs.
Leiden: E.J. Brill, (1956) 1962. Complete three volume set on the history of Central Asia. Volume 1: A Short History of Turkestan; History of Semirechye; Volume 2: Ulugh-Beg; Volume Three: Mir Ali-Shir, A History of the Turkman people.
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1956. Volume 1 only. The studies in this volume are A Short History of Turkestan and History of Semirechye.
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1963. Volume 2 only. The study in this volume is on Ulugh-Beg, the Timurid ruler, astronomer, mathematician, sultan, and grandson of Timur (Tamerlane).
Tehran: Farhangan Publications, 1990. 46 color plates 10 black and white. Illustrations are of contemporary rug production including weaving techniques and tools. Farsi text.
Tehran: Farhangan Publications, 1990. 46 color plates 10 black and white. Illustrations are of contemporary rug production including weaving techniques and tools. Farsi text.
Los Angeles: Raymond Benardout, 2002. 40 color plates 13 black and white. Noted oriental rug dealer exhibition catalog by a seasoned handler of antique tribal rugs including those by the Turkmen and Baluch. The highlights of this collection includes Central Asian rugs collected by German businessman and amateur photographer, H.C.A.W....
London: Raymond Benardout, 1974. 59 black and white. GWO 1523. An early monograph on these Central Asian rugs. London dealer sales and exhibition catalog of small Turkmen and Baluch rugs and bags. Limited, numbered edition.
London: Raymond Benardout, 1977. 55 color plates 13 black and white. GWO 1524. London dealer catalog of small Turkmen, Baluch and Persian tribal rugs chosen with the author's keen eye.
Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1976. 117 color plates. GWO 1525. Emphasis on old Central Asian Turkmen weaving and jewelry.
Moscow: The State Oriental Museum, 1994. 34 color plates 4 black and white. Uncommon and one of the few publications on these non-Turkmen Central Asian piled pieces. Russian text with English introduction and plate captions.
Munich: Bernheimer, 1977. 60 color plates. GWO 1526. Dealer sales and exhibition catalog of Turkmen carpets and trappings. Minimal German text.
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