Architecture
Rivoira, Giovanni Teresio, 1849-1919. Moslem architecture; its origins and
development. Tr. from the Italian by G. McN. Rushforth. London. New York
{etc.} H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1918.
[Intended to be a guide about the main types of religious architecture
and the vaulting system of the West, the Near East, and Northern Africa,
in the period between the 1st and the 12th centuries of the Christian
era. Contains b & w photos and a list of places.]
NA381.R52
Description,
Travel and History
Clark, Edson Lyman, 1827-1913. Turkey. With a supplementary chapter of
recent events by Wilfred C. Lay ... New York, P.F. Collier, 1898.
[Includes history of Turkey and Greece beginning with the fall of
the Roman Empire. Discusses the races of European Turkey. Includes
few illustrations and bibliographical references.]
DR36.C42
Clarke, Edward
Daniel, 1769-1822. Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa.
London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817-24. 11 v.
[Various pull out maps and b & w illustrations.]
D975.C59
Keane, John Fryer Thomas,
1854-1937. Six months in Meccah: an account of the Mohammedan pilgrimage
to Meccah. London: Tinsley brothers, 1881.
[A written account
of a pilgrimage to Meccah during 1877-78. No illustrations or maps.]
DS258.M4K2
Schuyler, Eugene, 1840-1890.
Turkistan, notes of a journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara and
Kuldja. New York: Scribner, Armstrong, 1890. 2 v.
[A two volume set that includes the travel accounts through various
countries. Includes three maps and numerous black and white illustrations.]
DK854.S39 1877
Textiles
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum colorprints. New York:
The Museum Press, 1928-.
[A brief history of 16th century textiles.
6 color plates, mounted.]
N610.A57
Oz, Tahsin, 1887-
. Turkish textiles and velvets. Ankara: The Turkish Press, Broadcasting
and Tourist Dept., 1950.
[Includes a brief history of textiles and velvets and their artistic
qualitites during the 14th -16th centuries. Contains 12 color plates
and 24 black and white drawings.]
NK8865.O32
Other
Critchlow, Keith. Islamic patterns: an analytical and cosmological approach.
New York: Schocken Books, 1976.
[Through the use of detailed
analytical drawings, author combines the art of Islam with the science
of mystical mathematics.]
N6260.C7
Gray, Basil,
1904- . Persian miniatures from ancient manuscripts. New York: New
American Library of World Literature by arrangement with UNESCO, 1962.
[Reproduced from two famous timurid manuscripts. Illustrated by 28
color plates.]
ND3241.G68 1962a
Pope, Arthur Upham, 1881-
. A survey of Persian art from prehistoric times to the present. London;
New York: Oxford Press, 1938-39. 6 v.
[Vols. 1-3
include text covering a wide variety of Persian art. Vols 4-6 contain
color and b & w plates]
xN7280.P63
Tavernier, Jean Baptiste,
Baron d'Aubonne, 1605-1689. Les Six Voyages de Jean Bapt. Tavernier, Ecuyer
Baron d'Aubonne, ... . A la Haye: Henri Scheurleer, 1718. 3 v. (2 pts.,
each).
[Text in French. Vol. 2, part 1: Discusses
India and various other countries, includes two folding illustrations.]
ND3399.V33R35 1982
Wilkinson, J. V. S. Mughal
painting. London: Faber and Faber, 1948.
[Includes a history of Mughal painting and painters. 10 color plates
illustrating Mughal painting from the Faber Gallery.]
ND1002.W5 1948
Return to the Asian Art and Culture Home Page
|
