Aina Mahal, the Mirror of Kutch Culture.
India: Maharao Shri Madansinhji Museum, (1990?). 1 color plate 12 black and white. Catalog of the Maharao Shri Madansinhji Museum and Kala Atari-Bhuj (Kutch).
Pre-Islamic and Islamic Art
Ars Orientalis, The Arts of Islam and the East Volume 2
Ann Arbor: Smithsonian, 1957. Scholarly journal of mostly Islamic and Pre-Islamic art produced by the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution and Fine Arts Department, University of Michigan. Contains the articles "Abbasid Silks of the Ninth Century" by Ernst Kuhnel with 14 black and white figures and "A Dated Hispano-Islamic...
The Bukara State Architectural-Artistic Museum-Reserve
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.
Bulletin of the Iranian Institute Vol. VI, Nos. 1-4, Vol. VII, No. 1
New York: Iranian Institute, 1946. Black and white illustrations. Several articles on pre-Islamic and Islamic art from Persia.
Ikuo Hirayama and the Silk Road: From West to East - New Works and Relics of the Desert
[Japan]: [Ancient Orient Museum?], 1989. 69 color plates 15 black and white 1 map. Silk Road inspired art from this revered traditional Japanese artist along with ancient silk road sculpture, textiles and paintings. Japanese text with English plate captions.
Les Nouvelles Collections de l'Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs Au Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marson, 19e Serie: Tapis, Tissus et Faiences Orientales, Suite des Tissus (Europe, XVIIIe et XIXe Siecles)
Paris: Librairie d'Art Decoratif / Armand Guerinet, [1900?]. 112 black and white plates. GWO 2441. Number 19 of this series on the museum collection. About half of the plates are of rugs and textiles with the remainder being Islamic tile work and ceramics. Complete.
Osmanisch-Turkisches Kunsthandwerk Aus Suddeutschen Sammlungen (Ottoman-Turkish Handcrafts from Southern German Collections)
Munich: Callwey, 1979. 8 Color Plates 54 Black and White. German language exhibition catalog of Ottoman Turkish art. One textile is illustrated in color. 8 textiles and 3 rugs are illustrated in black and white.
Pamyatniki kul'tury i iskusstva Kirgizii: drevnost' i srednevekov'e [Monuments of the Culture and Art of Kirghizia: Ancient and Modern]
Leningrad: Iskusstvo, 1983. 22 color plates 105 black and white. Exhibition catalog of ancient Central Asian artifacts including jewelry, ceramics and metalwork.
Persian Art and Design Influences from the Near and Middle East
New York: Studio Publications, 1948. 8 tipped in color plates, 4 mounted fabric swatches, numerous black and white illustrations and figures. Published in conjunction with American Fabrics. Shows the influence of Persian design on contemporary taste. Much of the text is Islamic poetry (Rumi, et al.).
Sanat Dunyamiz Volume 9 Number 27 1983
Istanbul: 1983. Full color illustrations. Special issue on the art of the Anatolian peninsula. Turkish/English text.
Museum of Applied Art of Uzbekistan
Moscow: Planeta, 1979. 20 loose color "post cards" in a folder with text showing examples of the museum's holdings. Many textiles illustrated.
Les Arts Decoratifs Turcs
Istanbul: Milli Egitim Basimevi, 1952. 35 color plates 717 black and white. GWO 2177-2178. General survey of Turkish art including rugs and textiles. 14 color and 93 black and white illustrations are of rugs and textiles.
Islamic Bookbinding
Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, 2017. 182 color illustrations 13 black and white. Handsome museum exhibition catalog on the art of the book. "Islamic Bookbinding is dedicated to highlight the development of the binding tradition in the Islamic world. Over 70 bindings from the collection of the Islamic Arts...
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Ancient Pictorial and Plastic Arts in [and] the Shah-Nama
Moscow: Oriental Literature Publishing House, 1960. No illustrations. English translation of a Russian work for the 25th International Congress of Orientalists.
Arts et Objets du Maroc: Meubles, Zellidjs, Tapis [Art and Objects of Morocco: Furniture, Tile, Carpets]
Paris: C.P.I.P., 1974. 82 color plates of which 45 are of rugs. With map. From the ABC Decor series. French text.
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Soliman le Magnifique [Suleiman the Magnificent]
Paris: Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 1990. 267 color plates 54 black and white. GWO 2191. A museum exhibition catalog (Galeries Nationaler du Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais) of Turkish Art from the period of Suleiman the Magnificent (16th century). French text.
Cahiers du Centenaire de l'Algérie VI: Art Antique et Art Musulman en Algérie [Journal of the Centennial of Algeria VI: Ancient Art and Islamic Art in Algeria]
France? Comité National Métropolitain du Centenaire de l'Algérie, [1930]. 85 black and white plates. A cultural history of Algeria from the Roman/Early Christian period through the Islamic period. Mostly architecture, oirnamentation and crafts including 11 examples of rugs and textiles. French text. [CSROT 35].
Images of Paradise in Islamic Art
Hanover: Hood Museum of Art, 1991. 8 color plates 26 black and white. GWO 2194. Museum exhibition catalog of Islamic art including carpets and textiles.
Images of Paradise in Islamic Art
Hanover: Hood Museum of Art, 1991. 8 color plates 26 black and white. GWO 2194. Museum exhibition catalog of Islamic art including carpets and textiles.
Bulletin of the Asia Institute New Series / Volume 6
Bloomfield Hills: Bulletin of the Asia Institute / Neil Kreitman Foundation, 1993. 117 black and white. Scholarly articles on material aspects of pre-Islamic and Islamic culture.
Nomadic Art of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes: The Eugene V. Thaw and Other New York Collections
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. 187 color plates. Museum exhibition catalog. "A number of artefacts from Northern China and Mongolia were recently acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a generous gift of Eugene V Thaw a long-time art dealer and collector. This book accompanies an exhibition held at...
Mamluk Enamelled and Gilded Glass in the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Doha: The Islamic Art Society, 2003. 67 color illustrations. A very attractive museum exhibition catalog of these rare pieces in the museum collection. English and Arabic text.
Mural Ceramics in Turkey
Istanbul: Redhouse, 1981. 42 color illustrations 26 line drawings 2 maps. Guide to tilework in Turkey with a list of ceramic murals in Istanbul.
Daghestan Decorative Art / Dekorativnoe Iskusstvo Dagestana / L'Art Decoratif du Daguestan
Moscow: Sovietsky Khudozhnik, 1971. 53 color plates 100 black and white. GWO 1382. 13 rugs and 6 other textiles in color. 13 black and white illustrations are of carpets. Most illustrations are full page. Russian/French/English text.
Art and Textiles of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Works from the Collection of the Late Simon Digby [October 7, 2011]
London: Christie's, 2011. 612 lots illustrated in color. Professor Simon Everard Digby MA (17 October 1932 – 10 January 2010) was an English oriental scholar, translator, writer and collector.