In this comprehensive account of the culture and history of Central Asia, Edgar Knobloch describes the main centers of the age-old civilization. Throughout the book he spices the text with quotations from the works of contemporary travelers, while providing an expert’s commentary on the archaeological, architectural, and decorative features of the sites he describes. His original photographs are supplemented by numerous line drawings, plans of the main cities, and sketches of principal monuments and their ornamental features.
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"...a lively presentation of historical and archaeological sites of both scholarly and public interest..."--Colin Paul Mitchell, Journal of Asian History, 2002
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Edgar Knobloch has traveled extensively in the Islamic world, researching and photographing archaeological sites and architectural monuments.
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- Introducing Persian Architecture by Arthur Upham Pope on page 38, page 54, and Back Matter
- Archaeology in Soviet Central Asia (Innerasien, Vol 3, No 1) by G. Frumkin in Front Matter, page 12, and Back Matter
- The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron on page 210, and Back Matter
- News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir by Peter Fleming on page 165, and Back Matter
- Innermost Asia: A Detailed Report of the Explorations in Central Asia, Afganistan, Iran, Tibet and China by A. Stein on page 170, and Back Matter
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- Lonely Planet Central Asia by Paul Clammer on page 61
- Turkmenistan: The Bradt Travel Guide by Paul Brummell in Back Matter
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