Oriental Rug Books Authors Beginning with A

If I lost it I would not replace it.

Of some use but not one I would go out of my way to find.

Useful.

Very useful and one I would recommend strongly.

A very important or even the definitive work on the subject. It does not have to be perfect but if I give it 5 stars and you are interested in that area then you should own a copy.

Not Yet Rated - I haven't gotten to it yet so if you wish to review it please feel free. There is a limit to how many books I can read so it it is not rated do not assume anything is wrong with the book. If you disagree with any of my opinions write me and I may annotate this list with your comments.

Abrahamian, Valentina. Arts and Crafts in Armenia, IX-XVI Centuries, Erevan, 1946.

Acar, Belkis, Kilim-Cicim Zili-Sumak Turkish Flatweaves, Eren, Istanbul, 1983

Acar, Belkis.  Kilims and Flat Woven Covers. Istanbul: Akbank, 1975.

Acar, Belkis. Kelim and Cicim Weaves. Istanbul 1975. Turkish language edition.

Acar, Belkis. Kelim and Cicim Weaves. ; Istanbul: 1975.

Acar, Belkis Balpinar: Kilim-Cicim-Zili-Sumak, Turkish Flatweaves ; Istanbul: 1983. 8 x 11, Excellent basic work on Turkish flatweaves. Includes glossary., 30 CP.

Achdjian & Fils. Tapis D'Orient Anciens. 1979,

Achdjian, A. Le Tapis / The Rug. 1949,

Achdjian, Berdj. "Some Flatweaves and Textiles in the Historical Museum, Erivan." Hali, Vol. 4, No. 1 (1981). pp. 20-22.

Ackerman, Phyllis: Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art. NY: 1940.

Adahl, Karin. A Khamsa of Nizami of 1439. Uppsala, 1981.

Adamec, Ludwig H., Historical Gazetteer of Iran, 4 volumes, Graz, 1976-89

Adamian, Martin S. and Klem, Daniel Jr. A Field Guide to the Birds of Armenia. Yerevan: American University of Armenia, 1997.

This is the definitive field guide to the birds of Armenia and is helpful in bird questions in the entire Caucasus and Iranian Azerbaijan. Armenian Birds Link: The Birds of Armenia Project

Adamova, A.,"Repetition of Compositions in Manuscripts: The Khamsa of Nizami in Leningrad." In Timurid Art and Culture: Iran and Central Asia in the Fifteenth Century, ed. Lisa Golombek and Maria Subtelny. Supplements to Muqarnas. Leiden, 1992. Pp. 67-75.

Adamova, A., T., and L. T. Guzalian. Minyaturi Rukopisi Poeiny 'Shakhnama'i333 Goda. Leningrad, 1985.

Adamova, A., and T. Greck. Miniatures from Kashmitian Manuscripts. Leningrad, 19

Adams, B. Traditional Bhutanese Textiles. 1984.

Adams, B. Traditional Bhutanese Textiles. 1984 (1986 printing).

Adelson, L. & Takami, B. Weaving Traditions of Highland Bolivia. 1978,

Adler, P. & Barnard, N. African Majesty, The Textile Art of the Ashanti and the Ewe. 1992,

Adrosko, Rita J. Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing. New York: Dover Publications. 1971,

Practical guide with over 150 dye recipes only a few of interest to Oriental Rug studies. Dyes.Lib

Aero, Rita. Things Chinese. Garden City: Doubleday Dolphin, 1980.

An interesting general guide to Chinese Art and Culture in a dictionary format.

Afghan Carpet Export Guild: Afghan Carpets ; Kabul: 1971.

AGA-OGLU, MEHMET. "The Khusrau Wa Shirin Manuscript in the Freer Gallery." An Islamica 4 (1937): 479-81. -. "Preliminary Notes on Some Persian Illustrated Mss. in the Topkapu Sarayi Milzesi - Part I." Ars Islamica I (1934): 183-99.

Aga-Oglu, Mehmet Exhibition of Islamic Art, M H de Young Memorial Museum San Francisco 1937. 7 x 9.5, Mostly classical carpets with many well known international lenders., 26 b/w of rugs & textiles.

Aghdashloo, Aydin: A Selection from the Collection of Mohammad-Ali Mass'oudi Specimens of Iranian Calligraphy Since the 9th Century A.D. ; Esfand: 1978. 8 x 11, Catalog of the Reza Abbasi Cultural and Arts Centre. English/Farsi text., 16 CP.

Akbil, Fatima. Samples of Turkish Handicraft. Istanbul: 1970. 9.5 x 6.5, Catalog of Prof. Ozbel's rug and textile collection., 37 b/w.

Akimushkin, O. F. and Ivanov, A. A. " Une ecole artisique meconnue Boxara au XVIle siecle." In Art et sociiti dans le monde iranien, ed. Chahriyar Adle. Paris, 1982. Pp. 127-39.

Aksit, Ilhan, Topkapi. Istanbul: Aksit Culture and Tourism Publications, 1983.

An interesting look at some of the art treasures of the Topkapi. Light on rugs but good background. Turkish Art

AKURGAL, EKREM, ed. The Art and architecture of Turkey. New York, 1980.

Albers, Anni: On Weaving ; Middletown: 1965. 8 x 10, 112 b/w.

Alkim, U.B.: Anatolia 1 ; Geneva: 1968. 6 x 9 Hardback in dust jacket, 61 CP 97 b/w.

Allard, Mary: Rug Making, Technique and Design ; Philadelphia: 1973. 7 x 10, 116 b/w.

ALMAGRO CARDENAS, ANTONIO. Estudio sobre las insciipciones drabes de Granada. Granada, 1879. Spain and Maghreb

Albertsson, I. & P. Wilborg. Vavd Magi / Woven Magic. 1992,

Aldred, C. Akhenaten and Nefertiti. Brooklyn Museum, 1973,

Aldred, C. Middle Kingdom Art in Ancient Egypt. London UK: A. Tiranti, 1956,

Aldred, C. Old Kingdom Art in Ancient Egypt. London UK: A. Tiranti, 1949,

Alexander, Christopher. A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art. New York: 1993.

Alexander, Christopher. Notes on the Synthesis of Form (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1964).

Alexander, Christopher. "A City is Not a Tree", Architectural Forum 122 April (1965): No. 1, pages 58-61 and No. 2, pages 58-62. (Reprinted in: Design After Modernism, Edited by John Thackara, Thames and Hudson, London, 1988; and in: Human Identity in the Urban Environment, Edited by G. Bell and J. Tyrwhitt, Penguin, 1992).

Alexander, Christopher.  S. Ishikawa, M. Silverstein, M. Jacobson, I. Fiksdahl-King and S. Angel, A Pattern Language (New York: Oxford University Press, 1977).

Alexander, Christopher.  H. Neis, A. Anninou and I. King, A New Theory of Urban Design (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987).

Alexander, Christopher.  The Nature of Order (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).

Ali-Sami,Translated by Rev, R. Sharp and M. A. Cantab Persepolis. Shiraz: Musavi Printing Office, 1954 sixth ed. 1970.

An excellent look at Persepolis. This covers an era earlier than I have really been interested in heretofore. On the other hand it seems well done and scholarly. Persian History

Allan, J. W. "Abu'l-Qasim's Treatise on Ceramics." Iran I I (I 973): 111-20.

Allan, J. W. "From Tabriz to Siirt - Relocation of a Thirteenth-Century Metalworking School." Iran z6 (1978): '8z-3.

Allan, J. W. "Sha'ban, Barquq, and the Decline of the Mamluk Metalworking Industry."Muqarnes 2 (1984): 85-94.

Allan, J. W. "The Survival of Precious and Base Metal Objects from the Medieval Islamic World." In Pots and Pans: A Colloquium on Precious Metals and Ceramics. Oxford Studies in Islamic Art. Oxford, 1985. PP. 57-70.

Allan, J. W. Islamic Metalwork: The Nuhad Es-Said Collection. London, 1982.

Allane, L. Tribal Rugs a Buyers Guide. 1996,

This is a very nice introductory guide to Tribal Rugs.

Allane, L. Kilims, a Buyers Guide. 1995,

This is a very nice introductory guide to Kelims

Allane, Lee: Chinese Rugs, A Buyers Guide. New York: 1993.

Allen, Terry. "Byzantine Sources for the Yami' al-Tawarikh of Rashid Al-Din." Ars Orientalis 15 (1985): 121-36.

Allgrove, Joan. Qashqai of Iran. Manchester UK: World of Islamic Festival 1976.

Altay, Fikret: Kaftanlar, 3 Topkapi Museum Caftans. Istanbul: 1979.

Altman, B. A Collection of Antique Carpets. New York: 1923.

This is a classic and is of use to scholars because it is cited often rather than for it's content.

Ames, Frank. The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence. 3rd ed., 1997,

Amini, Majid: Oriental Rugs: Care and Repair ; NY: 1981. 7.5 x 11, 23 CP, 39 b/w, 68 figures.

Amirian, Lemyel. "History and Legend." The Armenian Review, Vol. XXXV, No. 4-140 (1982), pp. 390-398.

Amirian, Lemyel. "On the Origin of the Dragon and Phoenix Rug in Berlin." Hali, Vol. 4, No. 1 (1981), p. 31.

Amirian, Lemyel. "The Village of Khondzoresk." Oriental Rug Review, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1984), pp. 56-57.

Amiranashvili, S.: Georgian Metalwork from Antiquity to the 18th Century ; Prague: 1971. 8 x 11, Crosses, icons and jewellery from Georgian museums in Tbilisi, 109 CP.

Ammoun, Denise, Crafts of Egypt, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, 1991

Ampe, P. & Ampe R. Textile Art Textielkunst. 1994,

Amsden, C.A. Navaho Weaving, Its Technique and history. Reprint of the 1934 ed.,

Amtorg Trading Co.: Oriental Rugs, Caucasus, Turkestan ; New York: 1929.

Anavian, Rahim and George: Royal Persian and Kashmir Brocades. Kyoto: 1975.

Anderson, June: Return to Tradition, The Revitalization of Turkish Village Carpets. San Francisco: 1998.

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

Andrews, Peter Nomad Tent Types in the Middle East. Part I: Framed Tents. 1977, 8 x 11, Two volume scholarly report on tents, mainly from Afghanistan. 93 b/w plates.

Andrews, Peter and M. Andrews. The Turcoman of Iran. Kendal: Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum 1971,

Andrews, Peter, Azadi, S.U., Rautenstengel, A. & U., Sienknecht, H. Ch. Wie Blumen In Der Wuste. 1993.

Andrews, Peter , and Mugal: The Turkoman of Iran. Kendal: 1971.

Andrews, Peter et al.: Wie Blumen in Der Wuste ; Hamburg: 1993. 8 x 12, Outstanding Turkoman rug exhibit at 7th ICOC. German text., 127 CP.

Anglo Persian Carpet Co. Fine and Rare Oriental Rugs and Weavings from the 17th to early 20th Century. London UK: 1976.

Anonymous. Die Wiener Gobelins-Sammlung. Osterreisches Verlagsges. Ed. Holzel u. Co., N.d.,

Anthes, R. Die Buste Der Konigin Nofretete. 1960, Verlag Gebr. Mann,

Anton, F. Brucken. In Die Zukkunft Textile Kunst Vor Kolumbus. 1992,

Arastoo, Dr. Seyed M. The Essence of Persian Carpets-Woven in Oriental History. Kobe: 1994.

Arberry, A. J., et a]., eds. The Chester Beatty Library: A Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures- 3 vols. Dublin, 1959-62.

"Archeology in India". 1958 Government of India, Faridabad, 1967

This book deals with a period too early to be of much use to me. There was virtually no tangible link between tools of the pit dwellers and Oriental carpets. Indian Art

Archer, W. G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah. London, UK: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1959.

This was a help to me in trying to understand the slightly later non-Mughal painters. This as well as other books were important not in what I found but rather that it allows me to eliminate possible sources for art. For instance how can I attribute the fighting elephants to 1630 unless I eliminate other time periods and parts of India as well. Indian Art

Arfa, General (Prince) Hassan: Under Five Shahs London: John Murray, 1964

A brilliant book by a great Persian Patriot. Prince Arfa was involved in the tribal wars under Reza Shah so there is information in a number of tribes. In 1946 Arfa saved Iran from the Sovietrs by arming the Shahsavan and cutting of the attack on Teheran.

Arnold, Anthony. Afghanistan's Two-Party Communism. Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 1983.

A useful guide through Afghanistan's fractious politics during the Russian Afghan war and the preceding build-up.

Arnold, Thomas W.  Bihzad and his Paintings in the Zafar-Namah Ms. London UK: Quaritch, 1930.

Arnold, Thomas W. C.I.E., F.B.A., Litt.D. Painting in Islam. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 1965 reprint of a 1928 Oxford University Press Book.

Arnold, Thomas W. This is a tremendously important book in the study of miniature painting in Islamic Art. Arnold bases much of his book on his own translations of important manuscripts. Arnold had such piercing insight that it stays fresh after 70 years. The availability of inexpensive Dover Reprints makes it a must read for someone interested in miniature painting.

Arnold, Thomas W.  The Library of Alfred Chester Beatty, A Catalogue of the Indian Miniatures, Vols. 1-3. (London, Oxford University Press, 1936.)

Arseven, Celal E. L'Art Turc. Istanbul: 1939.

Art at Auction, The Year at Sotheby Parke Bernet 1977-78, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978.

Not much in the way of rugs but it does have one interesting classical era Persian and Peter Stone's famous "Bringing Up Father" rug.

Art Institute of Chicago. Near Eastern Art In Chicago Collections. n.d., c. 1973,

Art Institute of Chicago: Descriptive Catalogue of an Exhibition of Oriental Rugs-Ballard Collection. Chicago: 1922.

"Art Treasures of Turkey", Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1966.

A fair assortment of the usual art objects you see in all the standard books on Turkish art. More recent books offer in color what this book has in black and white.

Aschenbrenner, Erich. Oriental Rugs Volume 2 Persian. Munich: Antique Collector 1981.

Important book on Persian Rugs and Carpets. Good pictures and content.

Ashrafi, M. M. Persian-Tajik Poetry in XIV-XVII Centuries Miniatures. Dushanbe, 1974.

Ashrafi-Aini, M. M. "The School of Bukhara to C. 1550." In Arts of the Book in Central Asia, ed. Basil Gray. Boulder, CO, 1979. Pp. 249-73.

Aslanapa, Oktay "Iznik'te Sultan Orhan Imaret Camii Kazisi (Die Ausgrabungen der Sultan Orhan Imaret Moschee von Iznik)." Sanat Tarihi Yilligi I (1964-5): 16-31 (Turkish); 32-8 (German). -. Turkish Art and Architecture. New York, 1971.

Aslanapa, Oktay "The Art of Bookbinding." Ibid. PP. 59-91.

Aslanapa, Oktay Turkish Arts-Seljuk and Ottoman Carpets Tile and Miniature Painting. Istanbul: 1961.

Atasoy, Nurhan, and Filiz Cagman. Turkish Miniature Painting, trans. Esin Atil. Istanbul, 1974.

Atasoy, Nurhan, and Julian Raby. Iznik.- The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey. London,1989.

Atil, Esin et al. The Age of Suleyman the Magnificent. Washington: The National Gallery of Art, New York: Harry N. Abrahms, Inc. Publishers, 1987.

Esin Atil. An exceptionally good book on the treasures of Turkey. This book makes the links between Ottoman and Timurid art very obvious. Turkish Art

Atil, Esin. The Brush of the Master: Drawings from Iran and India. Washington, DC, 1978.

Important book on Islamic drawing from the classical age. Stands up well after 20 years. Recommended

Atil, Esin. Ceramics from the World of Islam [in the Freer Gallery of Art]. Washington, DC, 1973.

Atil, Esin et al. Islamic Art, Treasures from Kuwait. Washington: The Al-Sabah Collection, 1990

A visually stunning book on Islamic art. Only three rugs but some very good miniatures. The lion headed monster is very interesting. I suspect that the monster should be attributed to Abd as Samad or at least to the school of Abd as Samad. The Al Sabah collection of Kuwait. Islamic Art

Atil, Esin. "Mamluk Painting in the Late Fifteenth Century." Muqamas (1984): 163-9.

Atil, Esin. " Ottoman Miniature Painting Under Sultan Mehmed II." An Orientalis 9 (1973): I03-20.

Atil, Esin Renaissance of Islam Atil, Esin. Renaissance of Islam; Art of the Mamluks. Washington: Smithsonian Institution

Atil, Esin and O. Hoare The Unity of Islamic Art. Riyadh 1985.

Atlas-e rih'hi-ye Irdn (Road atlas of Iran), Tehran, 1360/1981

Attenborough, David. The Tribal Eye. New York: 1976.

Attenborough, David: The Tribal Eye ; NY: 1976. 7.5 x 10, Chap. 5 "Woven Gardens" is on the Qashqa'i tribe. CP's show weavings, while b/w show life of people., 5 CP 15 b/w.

Aubin, Jean. Deux Sayyids de Bam Au XVe Siecle (Contribution a l'Histoire de l'Iran Timouride) Franz Steiner Verlag G.M.B.H. Weisbaden, 1956.

Aubin, Jean. Damiao de Gois et l'archevêque d'Upsal. Paris, s. éd, 1982.

Aubin, Jean. Lombard, Denys  (Editors) Marchand et Hommes D'Affaires Asiatiques dans L'Ocean Indien et la Mer de Chine 13EME-20EME Siecles Paris. 1988. Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.

Auboyer, Jeannine: The Art of Afghanistan ; Prague: 1968. 9 x 10.5, 34 CP 106 b/w.

Aurora Art Publishers. Azerbaijan Carpets and Rugs. Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers. 1978.

Aurora Art Publishers. Rugs and Carpets of Soviet Central Asia and Kazakhstan. Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers. 1982.

Austrian Collections. / Antike Orientteppiche Aus Osterreichischem Besitz. 1986,

Avery, Charles, Denny, Walter B. et al Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 1978.

Ayyildiz, Ugar. Zeitgenossische Turkische Teppiche. (Turkey?): 1981.

Azadi, Siawosch. Carpets In The Baluch Tradition. Munich: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1986

If you are interested in Baluch rugs you should have this book. Azadi has done some very important work here and the book is very high quality.

Azadi, Siawosch. "Turkoman Rugs and the Ethnographical Significance of their Ornaments", Wales, 1975, translated by Robert Pinner.

Azadi, Siawosch. "Persische Teppiche, (with P. W. Meister), Catalogue of the exhibition in Hamburg and Frankfurt, 1971.

Azadi, Siawosch. Persian Carpets. Vol.1. Inauguration of the Carpet Museum in, Teheran, Iran. Oct.-Nov. 1977. Teheran, Carpet Museum / Hamburg, Hartung, 1977. Translated by Robert Pinner.

Azadi, Siawosch. Andrews, P.A., Rautenstengel, A. & U., Sienknecht, H. Ch. Wie Blumen In Der Wuste. 1993.

Azadi, Siawosch. and Peter A. Andrews: Mafrash, Woven Transport Pack from the Shahsavan ; Berlin: 1985. 9 x 11, German/English text., 95 CP.

Azadi, Siawosch. and M. Grothaus: Knotenpunkt. Vienna: 1991.

Azadi, Siawosch. Mystik Der Gabbeh. 1987,

Azadi, Siawosch. Mystik Der Gabbeh. Hamburg 1987. German text.

Azadi, Siawosch. and Peter A. Andrews: Mafrash, Woven Transport Pack from the Shahsavan ; Berlin: 1985.

Azadi, Siawosch. Turkoman Carpets and the Ethnographic Significance of their Ornaments. Fishguard (Wales) Crosby Press Rautenstengel, A. and V. and Azadi,S. Studies on Turkoman Culture Hilden 1990.

Azimov, I. Pocnucu Y3bekucmaha. Tashkent: Gafur Gulyam Literature and Art Publishing House, 1987.

I found the pictures of the 19th century mosques very illuminating especially when I compared them to the pictures of Fatehpur Sikri. Central Asian Art

Azizollahoff, J. R. The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Oriental Carpets:Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1999

Joe hit a home run with this book. read the review I wrote for Rug News: Notes on Illustrated Buyer's Guide