Oriental Rug Books Authors Beginning with T

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.

Tagyeva, Roiya C. Carpets of Azerbaijan in the 19th and 20th Centuries ; Baku: 1988.

Talwar, K. & Krishna, K. Indian Pigment Paintings on Cloth. 1979,

Tamarov, Vladislav. Afghanistan: Soviet Vietnam, San Francisco: Mercury House, 1992.

A very good look at the Afghan War from the view point of a Soviet Soldier. Afghanistan Lib.

Tanavoli Lion Rugs 1977 Farsi Book

Tanavoli, P. Lion Rugs. 1985.

Tanavoli, P. & Amanolahi, S. Gabbeh. n.d. (1990).

"Tacher from Chahar Mahal". Hamburg/Berlin ICOC7 1993.

Tanavoli (Galerie Bieler) Tasheh Flat weaves with a seal of sanctity? hb, 8.5x10.5, 90pp, 40c, map 1994 German & English

Tanavoli Shahsavan Iranian Rugs and Textiles 1985

This book belongs in the library of any serious Shahsevan collector.

Tanavoli, P. and S. Amanolahi: Gabbeh, The George D. Bornet Collection Part 2 ; Baar: 1990.

Tanavoli, P. GHALICHAHIE SHERY FARS (Lion Rugs in Fars). 1978, Tehran University,

Tanavoli, P. Shahsavan - Tapis et tissus de nomads persans. Paris 1985 Text: French

Tanavoli, Parvis: Bread and Salt ; Tehran: 1991.

Tanavoli, Parvis: Lion Rugs from Fars ; Oshkosh (Paine Art Center): 1974.

Tanavoli, Parviz and John T. Wertime Locks From Iran: Pre-Islamic To Twentieth Century. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian

Tanavoli, Parviz: Riding in Splendour: Horse and Camel Trappings from Tribal Iran ; Tehran: 1998.

Tanavoli, Parviz. Translated by Wertime, John. Kings, Heroes, and Lovers. London UK: Scorpion Publishing, 1994.

No one is better equipped to explore the pictorial rugs from the tribes and villages of Iran than Parviz Tanavoli. The book is highly readable. Tanavoli is brilliant and Wertime's translation is very good. How often do you see a a book written by one McMullan award winner and translated by another. Lib.

Tanghe, Paul. Djulchir, Tissus de Defense et de Protection ; Brussels: (1996?).

Tattersall, Creassey. The Carpets of Persia ; London: 1931.

Tattersall, C. E. C.: Notes on Carpet Knotting and Weaving ; London: 1969. 4.5 x 7, Victoria and Albert Museum publication., 12 b/w.

Taube, Jakob. Suzani, A Textile Art from Central Asia ; Munich: 1994.

Taylor, R. OTTOMAN EMBROIDERY. 1993,

Terrace, E. EGYPTIAN PAINTINGS OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM. THE TOMB OF DJEHUTY-NEKHT. 1968, Braziller,

Textiles. 1959, Dover,

Tezcan, Hulye. The Topkapi Saray Museum: Carpets. Boston: Little, Brown/NYGS 1987.

Thacher, Amos. Turkoman Rugs ; London: 1940.

Thacher, Amos. Turkoman Rugs ; London: 1940. 1977/8 reprint,

Thacher, Amos: Turkoman Rugs ; NY: 1940. 7.5 x 10, Early standard text., 55 b/w.

Ther, U. FLORAL MESSAGES FROM OTTOMAN COURT EMBROIDERIES TO ANATOLIAN TROUSSEAU CHESTS. 1993,

Thomas, P. ORIENTAL RUGS. 1996,

Dr. Jon Thompson. Silk, Carpets and the Silk Road. 1988,

Thompson, Jon: Oriental Carpets From the Tents, Cottages, and Workshops of Asia ; NY: 1988.

Thompson, Jon. Oriental Carpets. New York: Penguin Books, 1993.

A very good general rug book. Every beginner should have this book and they will still find it useful as they grow in expertise. Dr. Jon Thompson is the most important English scholar in the field of Oriental carpets. Lib.

Thompson, Jon. Oriental Rugs from the Tents, Cottages, and Workshops of Asia. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988

One of the best and most popular general rug books. Dr. Jon Thompson has made an important contribution to the field of Oriental Rugs and this is an important part of it. Highly recommended.

Mackie, Louise & Thompson, Jon. Turkmen. Washington DC: Textile Museum, 1980.

Thompson, F.P. Tapestry. Mirror of History. 1980,

Thorp, R.L. Son of Heaven. 1988,

Thorpe, Azalea and Jack L. Larson: Elements of Weaving ; NY: 1967. 7 x 10, 141 b/w photos & figures.

Thurman, C.C.M. Textiles in the Art Museum of Chicago. 1992,

Tiffany Studios. Tiffany Studios Collection of Antique Chinese Rugs. 1908,

Tiffany Studios. Antique Chinese Rugs. 1969 reprint of the 1908 ed.,

Very nice book. Tiffany gives a valuable look at antique Chinese rugs. .

Tiffany Studios: Antique Chinese Rugs. Rutland, Vt.: 1908. 96 pp., (1976 reprint),

Tiffany Studios. Antique Chinese Rugs. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1980.

Tietze, Hans. Treasures From The Great National Galleries. New York: Phaidon Publishers Inc. 1954.

A nice old book on European paintings but it does have a few interesting rugs. Plate 12 is a Herat from the Widener collection of the sort the British attribute to Isfahan. Il. 37 has a nice large pattern Holbein. Il.179 has a nice large pattern Holbein by Holbein. Il. 249 has a nice Turkish rug with a kufic border that one of these days I will get around to taking a closer look at. Lib.

Tilden, Jill. Ed. Silk & Stone The Art Of Asia. London, England: Hali Publications Limited, 1996

Hali annual # 3. A first rate book. Excellent articles and the it has that luxurious Hali look and feel. I bought it for Steven Cohen's article. I think Cohen is fundamentally wrong in most of his basic assumptions but he does it so well that it is highly enjoyable. I have to salute him as a great scholar even though I will soon get around to publishing a rebuttal to his article. Other standouts are Michell on Indian architecture, Hillenbrand on Persian miniatures as well as an article by Sheila Canby on Miniatures. While I admire Canby's work I am going to have to reread that article a few times because something about it bothers me. I just can't put my finger on it, maybe I missed something. Lib.

Tillotson, G. H. R. Mughal India. New York: Penguin Books, 1990

Thank goodness I found this book. Tillotson untangles the movements of Akbar's court in the fourth quarter sixteenth century in a logical and coherent fashion. No rugs however, strictly background material. Lib.

Editors of Time-Life Books Empires Besieged : TimeFrame AD 200-600, Time-Life Books Series Richmond 1989 Color illus. 173 pg., Imperiled Rome, China's Great Wall Breached, Disorder in Gupta India, The Persian Renewal, New World Migrations

A very pretty general book. Thin on Persia but better on India.

Titley, Norah M. Persian Miniature Painting and its Influence on the Art of Turkey and India: The British Library Collections.

A wonderful book. Titley has a lot to say and says it in an intelligent and cogent manner. Far more substance than many of the books I see on the subject. I am especially taken with the chapter on the Sultanate Period of India. As I reread it and compare facts I have to wonder about some of her suggestions. Lib.

Titley, Norah M. Plants and gardens in Persian, Mughal and Turkish Art British Library, 1979.

de Tizac, M.H. D'Ardenne: Les Etoffes de la Chine Tissus & Brioderies ; Paris: (1920?). 16 x 12 Folio, 54 CP and b/w.

Topsfield, Andrew. Paintings From Rajasthan in the National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1980.

This was a big help in understanding the Indian artistic treatment of elephants. The book has a lot of elephants but more importantly I gained a new appreciation of Hindu as opposed to Mughal art. Lib.

Train, John. Oriental Rug Symbols ; London: 1997.

Trilling, J., Hattox, R., & Markrich, L. AEGEAN CROSSROADS. 1983,

Trimbacher, P. von: Turkish Handweaving, Anniversary of the Siege of Plankenstein ; Austria: 1983. 6.5 x 9.5, Exhibition catalog of Turkish rugs and kilims. English/German text., 25 CP, 100 figures.

Trimbacher, P. von: Turkish Handweaving, Anniversary of the Siege of Plankenstein ; Austria: 1983.

Trimbacher, Peter et al.: Antique Anatolian Carpets from Austrian Collections ; Wien: 1983.

Troost, Klaus. Die Yomut (Turkoman Tribes-The Yomud) ; Dusseldorf: 1983.

Troost, Klaus. Muster in Teppichen de Terkmenen (Rug Designs of the Turkomans and Their Neighbors) ; Dusseldorf: (1983)

Tsagareli, N.: Georgian Decorative Thick Felt ; Tbilisi: 1972. 7 x 10 Paperback, GWO 2352. German/Russian text. 55 CP.

Tsareva, Elena. The Dudin Collection. Meredith: Oriental Rug Auction Review, Inc., 1990.

The Dudin collection is one of the most important Turkoman collections. Dudin noted where each piece was collected and what he believed it to be. Tsareva give a detailed structural analyses of each piece. A present from Ron O'Callaghan. Thirty Rug Masterpieces from the Collection of S.M. Dudin, Part I Thirty Rug Masterpieces from the Collection of S.M. Dudin, Part II Thirty Rug Masterpieces from the Collection of S.M. Dudin, Part III

Tsareva, R. Rugs and Carpets from Central Asia ; Vienna: 1984.

Solid work from a highly interesting author. The work represents the Russian view and is valuable for that reason. Weak on Ersari. Better pictures than I expect from a Russian book I think it was printed in Europe. Eleana Tsareva does a wonderful job and as Russia's leading expert her opinion must be considered.

Tsareva, Elena. Carpets of Central Asian Nomads ; Genova: 1993.

Tschebull, Raoul. Kazak. Washington DC: Near Eastern Art Research Center. 1971

One of the great Rug Books. Tschebull wrote the right book at the right time and made a major contribution to the field. This is the book that defines Kazak rugs.

Tschepelewezkajc, G.L. and O. A. Sucharewa: Susani Usbekistens ; Hamburg: 1991.

Tsunoyama, Y. Textiles of the Andes. Catalogue of the Amano Collection. 1979, Heian/Dohosha,

Turck, U. Anatolische Kelim in Schloss Lembek / Anatolian Kilims in Schloss Lembeck. 1995,

Turker, I. & S. Kostbarkeiten Orientalischer Teppicheknupftkunst. Vol. IV, 1977, 272 p.,

Turker, I. and S.: Kostbarkeiten Orientalischer Teppich Knupfkunst Band 5 ; Karlsruhe: 1978.

Turkish Islamic Arts Museum. Samples of Old Turkish Carpets and Kilims ; Istanbul: 1961.

Turkmenenforschung. Vol 15. The Art of Oriental Carpets. International Symposium on the Art of Oriental Carpets, Sept. 19, ?