Photography
Searching for Belovodye
St. Petersburg: Russian Museum of Ethnography, 2010. Phtographs of Russia and Central Asia's minority populations with a particular focus on the Old Believers of the Altai, a group of Eastern Orthodox Christians who rejected the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow between 1652 and 1666. Also includes the Kyrgyz, West... More
Once Upon a Time in Central Asia / Bir Zamanlar Orta Asya
Istanbul: Tetragon, 1996. 86 color plates 18 black and white. Vintage photographs of the areas of Khiva, Bukhara, Khokand, Samarkand, Kazakhstan, Altay, and Tuva from the Russia Imperial Collection and private and military photographic archives. Mostly 1860-1900. English/Turkish/Russian text. More
![[Chatelain Found: Photographer at Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, Genre Scenes, Nudes. The Discovery of a Unique Photographic Collection] Chatelain Retrouvé. Photographe à Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, scènes de genre, Nus. Nicole Canet.](/pictures/thumb/BOOKS010433I.jpg?v=1515031888)
[Chatelain Found: Photographer at Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, Genre Scenes, Nudes. The Discovery of a Unique Photographic Collection] Chatelain Retrouvé. Photographe à Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, scènes de genre, Nus.
Paris: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2006. 105 black and white. Full French title: Chatelain Retrouvé. Photographe à Tunis 1903-1914. Portraits, scènes de genre, Nus. La découverte d'un fonds photographique inédit. A dealer exhibition catalog of old photographs by Marcel Châtelain (known as Eugène, active from 1898 to 1930) from..... More
![Le voyage amoureux. Beautés orientales - Ouled-Naï [Travel lovers. Oriental Beauties - Ouled-Naïl Courtesans 1870-1960]. Nicole Canet.](/pictures/thumb/BOOKS009305I.JPG?v=1434447279)
Le voyage amoureux. Beautés orientales - Ouled-Naï [Travel lovers. Oriental Beauties - Ouled-Naïl Courtesans 1870-1960]
Paris: Au Bonheur du Jour, 2010. Mostly old "orientalist" photographs in sepia of Ouled-Naïl prostitutes from North Africa including Senegal and Ethiopia. 452 illustrations of people, 13 of jewelry, and 9 drawings. A few are taken from postcards. These women were probably not involved in the production of rugs or... More
Cocuklarimiz / The Children of Turkey
Istanbul: Redhouse, 1979. 27 color plates 100 black and white illustrations. Photographs of Turkish children at work and play. Minimal Turkish/English text. More
A Picture Album of the Habits and Customs of the Minority Nationalities in Xinjiang, The Uygur Nationality
Xinjiang: Exhibition Centre of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 1984. 175 color plates. Material culture such as rugs, costumes, hats, musical instruments, and architecture are illustrated from this area of East Turkestan. Chinese-English text. More
Through Dust and Ruins: Photography by Tsung Woo Han
San Francisco: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 1998. 20 color plates. Exhibition catalog of contemporary Chinese subjects by this celebrated Korean-born photographer. More
Sevruguin's Iran: Late Nineteenth Century Photographs of Iran from the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Netherlands
Tehran / Rotterdam: Barjesteh, Zaman, 1999 (2001). A collection of photographs of 19th century Persia by the legendary photographer. English/Persian text. More
Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection
New York: Museum for African Art, 2008. 45 color plates of jewelry, 26 historic black and white. Museum exhibition catalog. "Desert Jewels presents a superb collection of jewelry from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt, along with late nineteenth- and early twentieth century photographs of North African landscapes, urban scenes, and... More
James Michener's Afghanistan, A Calendar for 1981
New York: James A. Michener, 1980. 13 color plates. Wonderful pictures of the people and land of Afghanistan with descriptions by this Pulitzer Prize winning author. More
![Au pays Sacré des Anciens Turcs / Eski Türklerin Kutsal Ülkesinde [In the Sacred Land of the Ancient Turks]. Nazan Olcer.](/pictures/thumb/BOOKS009471I.JPG?v=1434447306)
Au pays Sacré des Anciens Turcs / Eski Türklerin Kutsal Ülkesinde [In the Sacred Land of the Ancient Turks]
[Istanbul]: Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, 1995. 63 photographs. Musee Guimet exhibition catalog of mostly Central Asian photography by Henry de Bouillane de Lacoste (1867-1937) held in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. French/Turkish text. More
Silk Road Photo Collection: Volumes 1, 2 and 3
(Japan): NHK / CitiBank, 1981. 359 color plates. Vol. 1: Chang-an / Hexi Corridor / Dun-Huang. Vol. 2: Tian-shan South Road / Tian-shan North Road. Vol. 3: Ancient South Road. English text. More
![Henry Finiss Bloss Lynch: Fragments d'un discours d'Armenie [Fragments from an Armenian Discourse]. Artemis Ohanian, Maurice Rheims., Henry Finiss Bloss Lynch.](/pictures/thumb/BOOKS005696I.JPG?v=1420089325)
Henry Finiss Bloss Lynch: Fragments d'un discours d'Armenie [Fragments from an Armenian Discourse]
Marseilles: Galerie Berdj Achdjian, 1990. 31 black and white photographs. Exhibition catalog of photographs excerpted from Lynch's 1901 book "Armenia: Travels and Studies." Photography is mainly of Armenian architecture including churches and people. French text. More
Racers of the Mountain, Kirghiz Land
Frunze: "Kirghistan" Publishing House, 1980. 118 color plates 10 black and white. Photography of Kyrgyz horses and horse riders from British-style steeplechasers to traditional hunters and Kyrgyz horse-sports. Most plates are captioned. Uncommon. Kyrgyz, Russian, English text. More
Under Ottoman Rule, Once Upon a Time in the Near East: Selected Photographs from the Israel Museum Collection
Istanbul: Turkish Republic Ministry of Culture, General Directorate of Monuments and Museums, 1999. 94 black and white. Exhibition catalog of early photographs from the Israeli Museum collection shown at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. More
Nomadenalltag von den Toren von Merw. Belutschen, Dschamschedi, Hazara [Nomadic Life from the Gates of Merv. Baluch, Aimaq, Hazara
Dresden: Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, 1994. 70 photographs 11 drawings. Museum exhibition catalog of photographs taken during an expedition in 1928 and 1929 showing life in the Turkmen oasis city. German text. More
Afghanistan: Travels Beyond the Horizon
Jerusalem: L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art, 2009. 34 color plates. L.A. Meyer Museum for Islamic Art exhibition catalog of photojournalist Helmut Schulze's photography in Afghanistan. English-Hebrew text. More
East Azarbaijan
Tehran: Soroush Press, 1996. 387 color plates. Photographic journey in this northwestern Persian province. Shows landscape and people. More