Oriental Rug Books Authors Beginning with N

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.

Nabholtz-Kartaschoff, Marie-Louise: Batik ; Basel: 1970. 6 x 8 Paperback, 72 pp.,

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Nahigian Brothers, Inc.: The Care of Oriental Rugs and Other Floor Coverings ; Chicago: 1936. 8.5 x 6, 14 b/w.

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Nasr, Seyyed H.: Islamic Science, An Illustrated Study ; 1976. 9 x 12, World of Islam Festival. Photography by Roland Michaud., 135 CP 94 b/w.

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. Islamic Art and Spirituality. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987.

This is a good one to skip if you are trying to reduce your reading list. This is focused much more on the spiritual aspects than the artistic.

National Geographic Magazine. April 1921,

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Natschlager, Helga and Angela Volker: Knupfteppiche aus China und Ostturkestan ; Wien: 1986.

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Naumann, Rose and R. Hull: The Off-Loom Weaving Book ; NY: 1973. 7 x 10 Hardback, Board, salish frame, weighted warp, inkle card and basket weaving. Book club edition., 61 b/w 94 figures.

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Neff, Ivan C.and Maggs, Carol V. Dictionary of Oriental Rugs. New York

This is considered an important book becuse of the good pictures of the back as well as the fronts of rugs.

Neugebauer, R. & Orendi, J. Handbuch Der Orientalischen Teppichkunde. 1922,

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Neugebauer, R. and J. Orendi: Orientalische Teppichkunde (Band IV). Leipzig: 1922.

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New Archeological Finds In China. Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1974.

Very important textiles. This book was a major source for my article "Design Migration on the Silk Route" which was published by Oriental Rug Review as "Chinese Menu".

Nordwest-Amazoniens. 1979, reprint from Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel, 90:61-130,

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"Northeastern Asiatic Art", Toledo: The Toledo Museum of Art, 1942.

A museum catalogue with a keen insight into the art. For instance in a discussion of one bracelet it was explained how a Mongol family hoarded the silver for years before taking their design to a Chinese silversmith. The idea of the bracelet as important family wealth is important and also the idea that the family created the design making it Mongol even if the work is done by a Chinese artisan. All the more surprising when you realize the catalogue was a minor work in 1942. Some small and poor pictures.

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