Oriental Rug Books Authors Beginning with L

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 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.

L'Art Copte. Petit Palais, 1964, French text.

Lamm, C. J. Carpet Fragments, The Marby Rug and Some Fragments of Carpets. Nationalmuseums Skrskftser. NS 7, 1985,

Lanari, G. Tappeti Turchi Di Villaggio. 1994,

Landreau, A. N., & Pickering, W.R. From The Bosphorus To Samarkand: Flat-Woven Rugs. 1969,

A very important  book written on flatweaves. This was the catalogue of a show that toured for three years as a Smithsonian show. The effect of this book was major on the collecting tastes of the collector community.

Landreau, Anthony and Ralph Yohe. Flowers of the Yayla, Yoruk Weaving of the Toros Mountains ; Washington: 1983.

Landreau, Anthony. and Yohe, Ralph S. Flowers of the Yayla. Washington DC. Textile Museum, 1969.

A very important  book written on Turkish tribal weaving.

Lamb, Harold. Genghis Khan The Emperor of All Men. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co, 1926.

Lamb writes a great book. The problem is that he does not document what his sources were. This is a problem in that he adds some details that no one else notes. He obviously used some very solid early sources but I suspect that he may have embellished a little to make it more readable. One case in point is that he has more detail about the Khan's time in Afghanistan but no one else ever mentions the details of camp life in the Hindu Kush. So I must ask what is his source.

Lamb, Harold Genghis Khan, The Emperor Of All Men. Garden City NY 1927

Lamb, Harold. Nur Mahal. Garden City: Doubleday & Doran & Co, 1932.

Lamb, Harold Genghis Khan And The Mongol Horde. Random House,1954,

Lamb, Harold Genghis Khan: The Conqueror. Bantam Books, 1927,

Lamb, Harold Genghis Khan:Emperor of all Men Doubleday 1943

Lamb, Harold Tamerlane ( The Earth Shaker ) Garden City HB. copyright 1928.

This is a wonderful account of Timur for the non-specialist. I remember reading this as a young boy and it was a favorite. I remember being so moved that I decided some day i would travel to Samarkand to see Timur's capitol. I guess it is time to go.

Lamb, Harold Omar Khayyam: A Life, New York Leisure #00148 1971.

Lamb, Harold The Crusades: The Flame of Islam. Garden City NY 1951

Lamb, Harold The Crusades: Iron Men and Saints. Garden City Ny 1930

Lamb, Harold The Crusades: Iron Men And Saints, New Home Library, 1930,

Lamb, Harold Genghis Khan: Emperor of All Men Doubleday NY 1927

Lamb, Harold The March of the Barbarians. The Literary Guild of America, New York. 1940.

Lamb, Harold The Crusades; Iron Men And Saints. Doubleday, Doran, and co 1930.

Lamb, Harold. Cyrus The Great. (1960), Doubleday, New York: octavo.

Lamb, Harold Hannibal, Bantam, 1963

Lamb, Harold Alexander Of Macedonia The Journey to Worlds End, Doubleday 1946.

Sieniewicz, Henry (translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin) Quo Vadis, A Narrative of the Time of Nero. With an Introduction by Harold Lamb and Illustrations by Salvatore Fiume. (New York): The Limited Editions Club, 1959,

Lamb, Harold The Crusades: Iron Men And Saints. New Home Library, 1930,

Lamb, Harold Suleiman The Magnificent: Sultan of the East. Doubleday NY 1951

Lamberg-Karlovsky, C.C. ed.: Excavations at Tepe Yahya, Iran 1967-1975, The Early Periods ; Cambridge: 1986. 7.5 x 10.5, American School of Prehistoric Research Bulletin 38. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University., many b/w figures.

Lane, Maggie. Chinese Rugs Designed for Needlepoint. 1975.

Langlands, I. & Langlands, R. Rare Oriental Rugs. 1990.

Langlands, I. and Langlands, R. Rare Oriental Rugs 1991. Tribal Tradition. 1991,

Langlands, R. & Langlands, I. Rare Oriental Rugs 1993. "Beasts, Birds, Blossoms & Botehs" 1993, Khamseh saddle cover;

Langlands, R. & Langlands, I. Rare Oriental Rugs 1995. Colour And Dyeing. Pyrmont: 1995. 8 x 12, Annual catalog of leading Australian dealer., 7 CP.

Langlands, Ross and Irene: Rare Oriental Rugs. 1995,

Langlands, Ross: Rare Oriental Rugs 1990. 19th Century Persian Medallion Carpets. Sydney: 1990.

Langton, M. B. How To Know Oriental Rugs. 1916 (1904 copyright),

Langton, Mary Beach. How to Know Oriental Rugs ; NY: 1904.

Lanier, M. B. English And Oriental Carpets at Williamsburg. 1975,

LaPlante John D. Asian Art. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers. 1968.

Larsen, Jack L.: The Dyer's Art: Ikat, Batik, Plangi ; NY: 1976. 14 x 10 Hardback in dustjacket, GWO 2440. Very important. Strong Central Asian and Indian textile section., 125 CP, 268 b/w,

Larsen, Jack Lenor: Interlacing, The Elemental Fabric ; (Tokyo): (1986). 9 x 12, 49 CP, 244 b/w.

Larsson, Lennart. Carpets from China, Xinjiang and Tibet. Boston: 1989.

Laszlo, E. Flamand Es Francia Karpitok Gyarorszagon. Corvina, 1980,

Lattimore. Owen. The Situation in Asia. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1949.

Asian politics in the wake of World War II by a man reputed to be an agent of Red China. Spy or dupe it helps to know whose side he is on because the book then makes more sense. Central Asian/Far East Politics. Lib

Leach, Linda York. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Indiana University Press, 1986.

Leach writes a very scholarly book. The book is a valuable source of information on Indian Miniature painting. The book is geared to examine the Cleveland Museum Collection and as such is not geared to someone who is looking for information on particular artists. This valuable reference would be even more valuable with an index. Indian/Mughal Art. Lib

Le Bon, Gustave. Trans by David Macrae, The World of Indian Civilization. New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1974.

Ledeen, Michael & Lewis, William. Debacle The American Failure In Iran. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

Lederman, A. J., Walker, D. & Wolf, M. A Skein Through Time. 1996,

A very nice look at a wonderful collection of rugs.

Lefevre and Partners: Central Asian Carpets ; London: 1976.

Lefevre and Partners: The Persian Carpet ; London: 1977.

Lefevre & Partners: Central Asian Carpets, Supplement One ; London: 1977.

Lefevre and Partners: The Sarre Mamluk and Twelve Other Classical Rugs from the Same Private Collection ; London: 1980.

Lefevre and Partners: Turkish Carpets from the 16th to 19th Century ; London: 1977.

Lefevre, Jean and Dr. Jon Thompson The Persian Carpet Notes and Observations on Persian Weaving. The Anatomy of a Carpet.

Lefevre and Partners: Central Asian Carpets ; London: 1976. 8.5 x 11, Great old Turkomans from a leading London auction house., 39 CP.

Lefevre and Partners: The Sarre Mamluk and Twelve Other Classical Rugs from the Same Private Collection ; London: 1980. 8.5 x 11, Beautiful, ancient, mostly Anatolian rugs., 13 CP.

Lewis, Bernard: Islam and the Arab World ; New York: 1976. 9 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket, Faith-People-Culture, 160 CP 335 b/w.

Lewis, Gertrude C.: First Lessons in Batik, a Handbook in Batik, Tie-Dyeing and all Pattern Dyeing ; Chicago: 1921. 7.5 x 10, 2 CP, 90 b/w.

Leiser, Gary. A History of the Seljuks. 1922 rpt. Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1988.

A through reexamination of the Ibrahim Kafesoglu controversy. Important because it gives important back ground on the interrelation between Turan, Persia, and Turkey. The only book that I have ever found that defines the Turanian Persian border. If you are trying to follow the Turkomen move through Persia and into Turkey this book is valuable. . Lib

Leitch, G. B. Chinese Rugs. 1928, Dodd Mead,

A very nice older book that still has a lot to offer.

Leitch, Gordon B. Chinese Rugs. New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1928.

Leix, Alfred. Turkestan and its Textile Crafts. Basingstoke: 1974.

Lentz, Thomas W. and Lowery, Glenn D. Timur and The Princely Vision. Washington DC: LACMA, Sackler, and Smithsonian, 1989.

One of my most important books in studying Timurid and Mughal art. From start to finish a masterpiece. Lib

Lerch, M. Alte Und Antike Orientalische Knupfkunst. 1991,

Lessing, Julius. Ancient Oriental Carpet Patterns. London: 1879.

Lewis, F. Oriental Rugs and Textiles, The Perez Collection. Leigh-on-Sea: 1953.

Lewis, Geoffrey. The Book of Dede Korkut. London, England, Penguin Books, 1974.

If you know who the Oghuz were then you might enjoy this book. It is a folk history of the tribe. Lib

Lewis, G. Griffin. The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs. Philadelphia: 1920.

Lewis, S.D. Early Coptic Textiles. 1969,

Lillys William. Persian Miniatures The Story of Rustam. Rutland Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1958

A nice older book that deals with miniatures as they were meant to be seen as illustrations to a story. A thoroughly refreshing idea. Lib

Lindahl, David and T. Knorr: "Uzbek", The Textiles and Life of the Nomadic and Sedentary Uzbek Tribes of Central Asia.

Lipton, Mimi. The Tiger Rugs of Tibet. London: 1988.

Lloyd, Seton: The Archaeology of Mesopotamia, From the Old Stone Age to the Persian Conquest ; London: 1978. 6 x 9.5 Hardback in dustjacket., 174 b/w.

Lloyd, Seton: Early Anatolia ; Middlesex: 1956. 4.5 x 7, 42 b/w 12 figures.

Lloyd, Seton: Early Highland Peoples of Anatolia ; NY: 1967. 6 x 8.5 Paperback, 23 CP 123 b/w.

Lloyd, Seton: Early Highland Peoples of Anatolia ; NY: 1967. 6 x 8.5 Hardback in dust jacket, 23 CP 123 b/w.

Locke. J. C. The First Englishmen in India. London. Routledge. 1930. 229 pp. Broadway Travellers series.

A very interesting early travelers account of Mughal India. Important discussion of trade and commerce, dyes, the court of Akbar and life in India. Numerous illustrations and folding maps.

Locke, L. Leland: The Ancient Quipu or Peruvian Knot Record ; New York: 1923. 7.5 x 10.5, The Museum of Natural History publication., 59 b/w.

Loftus John , Mark Aarons The Secret War

Maybe this book was written by two lunatics, or perhaps it is Israeli disinformation. However there is enough truth in this book t make it interesting. I would not accept anything in this book without collaboration from other sources. Read with discernment.

Longenecker, Martha ed. Folk Art in the Soviet Union. San Diego: 1989.

Lorentz, H. A. A View of Chinese Rugs, from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century. London: 1972.

Loukonine, Vladimir, and Ivanov, Anatoli, Lost Treasures of Persia. Washington: Mage Publishers, 1996.

Not a favorite of mine. It is a beautiful book but not enough depth in any one field to be a real help to me. It reads like a brisk walking tour of Czarist era loot. Lib

Lowery, Glenn D. and Lentz, Thomas W. Timur and the Princely Vision. Washington DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution, University of Washington Press, 1989.

One of the very best books on Islamic Art. The best book on Timurid art. Not as adventurous as some on attributions the books stands up well as a solid useful book. If you are really interested in Timurid Art you need this book.

Lowery, Glenn D. and Nemazee Susan. A Jeweler's Eye. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988.

A limiting factor is that it is one man's collection and in some manner it reflects that. However it is a good resource on some important miniatures. The authors do an excellent job. Lib