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Art, General
British Museum. The Art of Central Asia: the Stein Collection in the British
Museum. Roderick Whitfield. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1982.
[Contains textiles, sculpture, ceramics, painting of the Han Dynasty through
the Five Dynasties Period (206 BC-10th century AD) shown in color and b &
w plates. Also includes maps and illustrations.]
xN8193.C6B75 1982
Description,
Travel, and History
Atkinson, Thomas Witlam, 1799-1861. Travels in the Regions of the Upper and
Lower Amoor; and the Confines of India and China. With Adventures Among the
Mountain Kirghis; and the Manjours, Manyargs, Toungous, Touzemts, Goldi, and
Gelyaks; the Hunting and Pastoral Tribes). New York: Harper, 1860.
[The text covers such topics in Central Asia as botany, geology, and
ethnology and is supplemented by a botanical appendix as well as and
index. There is also a folding map and numerous illustrations -- engraved
from the author's drawings.]
DK755.A774
Hedin, Sven Anders,
1865-1952. Trois Ans de Luttes aux Deserts D'Asie (Three Years of Struggle
in the Deserts of Asia). Paris: Hachette, 1899.
[Text in
French. Many b & w plates and illustrations, as well as a folding
map and an appendix.]
DS785.H525
Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952.
Central Asia and Tibet; Towards the Holy City of Lassa. London: Herst
& Blackett; New York: C. Scribners Sons, 1903.
[The author's diary of his travels in Asia, including descriptions
of the regions and manner of life. This two volume set includes 5
maps, 420 illustrations, and 8 color plates, as well as an index (at
end of vol. 2).]
DS785.H48
Maclean, Fitzroy, 1911-
. To the back of beyond : An illustrated companion to Central Asia and
Mongolia. Boston: Little, Brown, c1974.
[An account of the author's travels throughout Central Asia including
an index with many color and b & w photographs.]
DK854.M25 1975
St. John, Sir Spenser
Buckingham, 1826-1910. Life in the forests of the Far East. London:
Smith, Elder and company, 1872. 2 v.
[A discriptive narrative about Sir John's travels through the Far
East. The narrative account tells of the tribal lives and customs
he encountered during his journey. Includes 3 maps, and 16 color plates.]
DS646.3.S2
Vambery, Armin, 1832-1913.
Travels in Central Asia. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1865.
[Also mentions Chinese Tartary. Includes loose map of Turkestan.]
DK851.V22
Painting and
Calligraphy
Andrews, Frederick Henry. Wall Paintings from Ancient Shrines in Central
Asia: Recovered by Sir Aurel Stein: Described by Fred H. Andrews. Published
under the orders of the Government of India. London: Oxford University Press,
1948. 2 v.
[Vol. 1: Text, including a map and diagrams; Vol. 2 (double oversize):
b & w and color plates.]
xxND2824.A7
The Flying
Devis of Dunhuang. Written by Chang Shuhong, Li Chengxian; photos by Wang
Miao; translated by Li Rongxi. Beijing: China Travel and Tourism Press, 1980.
[Mural painting and decoration. Text in Chinese. Illustrated
with color photographs. Bound in traditional Chinese manner, with
exotic materials.]
xND2848.F55
Rowland, Benjamin, 1904-
. The Wall-Paintings of India, Central Asia & Ceylon. Boston: Printed
at Merrymount Press, 1938.
[Portfolio containing a text of 94 pages, and 30 color plates and
b & w illustrations from Afghanistan (Bamiyan, Kabul, Miran),
Ceylon, and India (Ajanta, Bagh, Polonnaruva). Also included is a
chapter on the influence of such art on the Far East in which the
Amida Trinity from Horyuji, Nara, Japan is illustrated.]
xND2815.R6
Other
Bossert, Helmuth Theodor, 1889- ed. Ornament in Applied Art. 122 Color Plates
Reproducing Over 2000 Decorative Motives from the Arts of Asia...etc. New
York: E. Weyhe, 1924.
[Includes color plates of designs applied
in various media from Chinese Turkestan, India, the Himalayas, Ceylon,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Bali, Formosa, Hainan, Siam, Tibet, and Japan.
See plates LXXII through CIV. Index to plates is included.]
xNK1530.B6
Grunwedel, Albert,
1856-1935. Die teufel des Avesta und ihre beziehungen zur ikonograhed des
Buddhismus Zentral-Asiens. Berlin: O. elsner, 1924.
[German text,
includes nice examples of Buddhist iconography.]
BL1515.G7
Marg. Pathway.
Bombay. J.J. Bhabba for Marg Publications.
[Art magazine with English
text that contains many colored and b & w photographs. Volume
44 ends with date 2/3/94]
N8.M37
Migeon, Gaston, 1861-1930.
Les Arts Decoratifs Mvsvlmans. Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1929.
[Text in French. Contains b & w plates of various media
from countries that experienced Muslim influence during some period
in their history. Plates 56 and 59 are of textiles from Herat, a city
in Afghanistan. A Central Asian artifact can be found on plate 6.]
xNK1270.M5
Musee Guimet. Les
arts de l'asie centrale: la collection Paul Pelliot du musee national des
arts asiatiques Guimet. Paris: Reunion des musees nationaux, 1995. 2 v.
[French text, covers wide realm of Central Asian art. Includes many
color and b & w plates.]
xN7347.T8M8713 1996
The Arts of Central
Asia: The Pelliot collection in the Musee Guimet. Translated by Hero Friesen,
in collaboration with Roderick Whitfield. London: Serindia, 1996.
[English translation of The Arts of Central Asia: The Pelliot collection
in the Musee Guimet.]
N73347.T8M8713 1996
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