| Description |
ix, 246 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Countries -- I. Land and People -- II. Outline of History -- III. Civilisation -- IV. Architecture and Architectural Decoration -- V. The Sources -- Pt. II. Central Asia -- VI. Khorezm -- VII. The Zarafshan Valley -- VIII. Turkmenistan -- IX. The Amu Darya Valley and Southern Tajikistan -- X. The Syr Darya and Ferghana Valleys -- XI. Kazakhstan and Kirghizstan -- Pt. III. Xinjiang or Eastern Turkestan -- XII. History -- XIII. Urumchi, Turfan and Kucha -- XIV. Tun-huang to Kashgar -- Pt. IV. Afghanistan -- XV. History -- XVI. The Centre and the East -- XVII. The West -- XVIII. The North -- XIX. The South -- Appendix. Aftermath of Destruction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index |
| Subject |
Islamic architecture -- Asia, Central -- Guidebooks.
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Architecture -- Asia, Central -- Guidebooks.
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Art, Central Asian -- Guidebooks.
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| SUBJECT |
Asia, Central -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101028
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Asia, Central -- Antiquities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114264 -- Guidebooks.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001297
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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| LC no. |
2001270570 |
| ISBN |
1860645909 paperback |
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