Monuments of Central Asia

A Guide to the Archaeology, Art and Architecture of Turkestan

• Author(s): Edgar Knobloch,
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Pages: 246
• ISBN_10: 1860645909
  ISBN_13: 9781860645907
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Architecture / History / General , Architecture / Regional , Social Science / Archaeology , Travel / Asia / Central , Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest ,

Description:... 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.