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Ahlheim, V. TEN YEARS OF ORIENTAL RUG AND TEXTILE ART. ULRICH ALHLHEIM 1992-2002.
2002, 48p. 20 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue, of 20 village rugs: 12 Persian (Kordi, Lur, Shahsavan etc., 4 Turkish, 2 Caucasian, 2 Baluch; the pieces are mostly small: bag faces, small kilims, horse trapping and most are 19th century. The text comments on the rugs. Softcover. One of 78 copies. In English: there is a separate German edition. $30.
American Conference on Oriental Rugs. EXHIBTIONS: INCLUSIVELY BALUCH. RUGS OF RARE BEAUTY FROM MIDWEST COLLECTIONS, WARP-FACED BAND. ACOR 6, INDIANAPOLIS, APRIL 2002, 2003 CD. This is a CD which contains illustrations and brief catalog information for all the items in these three exhibits that ACOR sponsored in conjunction with ACOR6, at indianapolis in 2002. New, $14
Andrews, P.A. FELT TENTS AND PAVILIONS: THE INTERACTION OF NOMADIC TENTAGE WITH THE PRINCELY TRADITION. 1999, 1442 p., 273 illus., 16 in color. Historical study from the earliest records ca. 1500 B.C. to ca. A.D. 1750, covering Mongolia, Central Asia, Iran and Northern India: Extensive analyses of pictorial material, notably miniatures. The remainder of the text draws on all available written sources in Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Mongolian & the European languages. Paper., $160
Andrews, P.A. NOMAD TENT TYPES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, Part I: FRAMED TENTS. 1997, two volumes, vol I: Text 560 p., vol 2: Illustrations, 200 p., 92 photographs, about 150 drawing. 28 x 23 cm. A very detailed, scholarly discussion and classification of framed tents, with the examples mostly from Afghanistan and anatolia. Paper. $165
Azadi, S.U., Kerimov, L. and Zollinger, W. AZERBAIJANI - CAUCASIAN RUGS. 2001, 617 p., 232 color illus., 25.5 x 19 cm. Catalogue of the Ulmke collectiion; mostly 19th century Caucasian rugs of high quality. Technical descriptions; good color. The 146 p. introduction ranges from not very useful: a galloping, disorganized history of the Caucasus from the Medes through the 19th century, to somewhat more useful: an also somewhat disorganized summary of what Kerimov knew about carpet production. The rugs are attributed to specific districts in the Caucasus. Based on kerimov's views. Hard $198
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Azizollahoff, J.R. ORIENTAL RUGS FROM A TO Z. 2004, 224 p., 271 color illus., 28 x 21 cm. A survey of modern rugs from India, Pakistan, Iran, China, Turkey, Nepal and Tibet, Romania and Eqypt. Ut us syutabke fir a beginner who wants floor covering; there is not much text; most of the book is illustrations of rugs, in both traditional Oriental designs and in modern ones. Hard, $39.95
Bandsma, A. & Brandt, R. FLATWEAVES OF TURKEY. 1995, 164 p., 131 color illus., 29 X 26 cm. This is a cross-section of interesting flatweaves. The photography is good; the introduction describes methods of flat-wearve construction, dyes, and the changes associated with commercialization of these textiles; most of the book consists of plates of 188 examples; not dated but mostly pre-commercial production; techinical descriptions; attributions to specific areas. hard, $60
Bausback, P. ALTE UNDE ANTIKE MEISTERSTUCKE ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHKNUPFKUNST. 1972. 151 P., 81 color illus., 21 X 14.5 cm. Dealer's catalgue of good quality rugs from various geographic areas. Used, very good condition, $79
Bausback, P. ALTE UNDE ANTIKE MEISTERSTUCKE ORIENTALISCHER TEPPICHKNUPFKUNST. 1973. 208 p., 100 color illus., 21 x 14.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue of the 19th century rugs, in good condition; about half are Caucasian, then from Persia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and East Turkestan. In German. Paper. Used, very good condition; fairly tight, no internal marks, 8mm tear on front cover. $49
Bausback, P. ANTIKE ORIENTTEPPICHE. 1978, Klinkhardt and Biermann, 544 p., 261 illus., 28.5 x 21.5 cm. One of the largest and glossiest of this dealer's exhibition catalogues; Turkish, Caucasian, Persian and Turkmen, with smaller numbers of Chinese and East Turkestan; 17th to 20th century examples. This is the one with the Kuba cover. Hard, in German. Used, fine condition in very good dust jacket. $200
Benardout, R. ed. WOVEN STARS. 1996 1003 color issul., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at the 3rd American Conference on Oriental Carpets; Caucasian, Persian, Turken, Turkish, Chinese rugs from southern California collectors. Short essays by Campbell, Orgel, Kivelson, Krieger, (all on collecting), and Kivelson (dating Turkmen rugs); Benardout describes the rugs. Hard $65
Benardout, R. A CATALGUE OF TURKOMAN AND BELUCH WEAVINGS FROM A BYGONE ERA. 2002, 56p., 40 color illus.. An exhibition which includes photographs and rugs collected by Wilhelm Hummel when he travelled in Persia and Turkmenistan in the 1980's. Paper. $45
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