Interesting Books & Articles On Turkmen Rugs

Dr, Murray Eiland Jr. and Murray Eiland, III Oriental Rugs A Complete Guide. Krader, Lawrence. Peoples of Central Asia. Bloomington Indiana: Indiana University, 1966. Mackie, Louise & Thompson, Jon. Turkmen. Washington DC: Textile Museum, 1980. Parsons, R. D. Oriental Rugs Volume 3 The Carpets of Afghanistan. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 1983, 3rd ed. 1994. Reuben, David M. Gols and Guls: Turkmen Carpets from the 18th and 19th Centuries. London: 1998 Saunders, Peter E. Tribal Visions. Novao Ca: 1980. Tsareva, Elena. The Dudin Collection. Meredith: Oriental Rug Auction Review, Inc., 1990.

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Turkmen Books:

This list is not meant to be comprehensive but rather it is to to give you an idea of what has been published.

Andrews, Mugal and Peter: Turkmen Needlework, Dressmaking and Embroidery Among the Turkmen of Iran ; London: 1976.

Arsh, Z.: Turkmans of Iran ; Iran: 1991. Text in Farsi-English.

Benardout, Raymond: Catalogue of Turkoman Weaving, Including Beluch ; London: 1974.

Elmby, Hans: Antique Turkmen Carpets IV ; Copenhagen: 1998.

Andrews, Peter et al.: Wie Blumen in Der Wuste ; Hamburg: 1993.

Arsh, Z.: Turkmans of Iran ; Iran: 1991.

Azadi, Siawosch: Turkoman Carpets and the Ethnographic Significance of their Ornaments. ; Fishguard, UK: 1975.

Azadi, Siawosch: Turkmenische Teppiche ; Hamburg: 1970.

Barthold, V.V.: Four Studies on the History of Central Asia ; Leiden: 1962

Bedaghi, Zabihollah: Niazjan and Turkman Rugs ; Tehran: 1990. Farsi text

Benardout, Raymond: Nomadic Persian and Turkoman Weaving ; London: 1977.

Beresneva, L: The Decorative and Applied Art of Turkmenia ; Leningrad: 1976.

Brown, D. and I. Gillan: An Exhibition of Our Collection of Turkoman Rugs ; Vancouver: 1976.

Clark, Hartley: Bokhara, Turkoman and Afghan ; London: 1922.

Elmby, Hans: Antique Turkmen Carpets ; Copenhagen: 1990.

Elmby, Hans: Antique Turkmen Carpets II ; Cohenhagen: 1994. Danish and English text.

Elmby, Hans: Antique Turkmen Carpets III ; Copenhagen: 1996.

Elmby, Hans: Antique Turkmen Carpets IV ; Copenhagen: 1998.

Gombos, Karoly: Alte Zentralasiatische Teppich-Regi Kozepazsiai Szonyegek (Central Asian Rugs) ; Budapest: 1979.German/Hungarian text.

Gombos, Karoly: Turkmenian Rugs ; Budapest: 1984. Hungarian-English.,

Gombos, Karoly: Regi Turkmen Szonyegek (Turkoman Rugs) ; Budapest: 1975. English/Russian text.,

Hassouri, Ali: Turkman and Neighbouring Tribes' Carpet Patterns ; Tehran: 1992.

Hoffmeister, Peter: Turkoman Carpets in Franconia ; Edinburgh: 1980.

Jourdan, Uwe.: Oriental Rugs Vol. 5 Turkoman ; Augsberg: 1988.

King, D. et al.: Turkoman Rugs in the Victoria and Albert Museum ; London: 1980.

Loges, Werner: Turkoman Tribal Rugs ; Munich: 1980.

Mackie, Louise W. and Dr. Jon Thompson: Turkman Tribal Carpets and Traditions ; Washington: 1980.

McMullan, Joseph V. and Donald O. Reichert: The G.W.V. and B.T. Smith Collection of Islamic Rugs at the Smith Art Museum ; Springfield, Ma: 1970.

Melzhitova, El'mira: Turkmen Folk Art ; Ashkabad: 1990. Ashkabad Museum collection catalog of rugs, felts, embroideries and jewelry. Russian text.

Melzhitova, El'mira: Turkmen Folk Art ; Ashkabad: 1990.

Michaud, Roland and Sabrina: Caravans to Tartary ; NY: 1978.

Moshkova, V.G. edited by George W. O'Bannon: Carpets of the People of Central Asia ; Tucson: 1996.

Murav'yov, Nikolay: Journey to Khiva through the Turkoman Country ; London: 1977.

Pinner, Robert and Murray L. Eiland Jr.: Between the Black Desert and the Red, Turkmen Carpets from the Wiedersperg Collection ; San Francisco: 1999.

Pinner, R. and M. Franses ed.: Turkoman Studies I ; London: 1980.

Rueben, David: Gols and Guls, Turkmen Carpets from the 18th and 19th Centuries ; London: 1998.

Sotheby's: "Turkmen and Antique Carpets from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Jon Thompson" ; NY: 1993

Pinner, Robert and Murray L. Eiland Jr.: Between the Black Desert and the Red, Turkmen Carpets from the Wiedersperg Collection ; San Francisco: 1999.

Reed, Christopher: Turkoman Rugs ; Cambridge, Ma: 1966.

Rueben, David: Gols and Guls, Turkmen Carpets from the 18th and 19th Centuries ; London: 1998.

Schletzer D. & R.: Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman ; Berlin: 1984.

Thacher, Amos: Turkoman Rugs ; London: 1940.

Wilfling, Hans: Teppiche-Motive der Turkvolker (Rugs and Patterns of Turkic People) ; Wien: 1985.

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J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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