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General Reference on Middle Eastern Dance
Al-Rawi, Rosina-Fawzia, B. and Monique Arav. Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dance. Interlink Publishing 1999.
Buonaventura, Wendy. Serpent Of The Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World. Interlink Books: New York 1989.
Buonaventura, Wendy. The Serpent and the Sphinx. Lodon: Virago 1983.
Carlton, Donna. Looking for Little Egypt. IDD Books: Bloomington, IN 1994.
Dahlena and Dona Z. Meilach. The Art of Belly Dancing. Bantam Books: Toronto 1975.
Djoumahna, Kajira. The Tribal Bible. Kajira Djoumahna's Black Sheep Books, Bodywork and Bazaar: Santa Rosa, CA 1999.
Gioseffi, Daniela. Earth Dancing, Mother Nature's Oldest Rite. Stackpole Book: Harrison, PA 1980.
Hobin, Tina and Kristyna K'ashvili. Belly Dancing: For Health and Relaxation. Focus Publishing: NY 1982.
Mishkin, Julie Russo. The Compleat Belly Dancer. Garden City: New York 1973.
Nieuwkerk, Karin van. A Trade Like Any Other: Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt. University of Texas Press: Austin, TX 1995.
Serena and Alan Wilson. The Serena Technique of Belly Dancing. Pocket Books: New York 1974.
Alkazi, Roshen. Ancient Indian Costume. Art Heritage: New Delhi 1983.
Textiles and Costume
Jump to the top Ambrose, Kay. Classical Dances and Costumes of India. A. & C. Black: London 1950.
At the Edge of Asia: Five Centuries of Turkish Textiles. Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Santa Barbara, CA 1983.
Askari, Nasreen. Uncut Cloth. Merrell Holberton Publishers: London 1999.
Askari, Nasreen and Rosemary Crill. Colors of the Indus. The Victoria and Albert Museum in conjunction with Merrell Holberton Publishers: London 1997.
Baginski, Alisa. Textiles from Egypt, 4th13th Centuries. L.A. Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art: Jerusalem 1980.
Baker, Patricia. Islamic Textiles. British Museum Press: London 1995.
Bebfoughal, T. Les Costumes Feminins de Tunisie. Enterprise Nationale des Arts Graphiques: Reghaia 1983.
Besancenot, Jean. Costumes of Morocco. Kegan Paul International: London 1990.
Bhushan. Costumes and Textiles of India. Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books: Bombay 1958.
Bijutsu, Indo Senshoku, and Kokyo Hatanaka. Textiles Arts of India: Kokyo Hatanaka Collection. Chronicle Books: San Francisco 1996.
Biswas, A. Indian Costumes. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India: New Delhi 1985.
Boucher, François. 20,000 Years Of Fashion. Abrams: New York 1987.
Boulanger, Chantal. Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping. Shakti Press International: 1997.
Bunt, Cyril G. E.. Persian Fabrics. Textile Book Service: Plainfield, NJ 1963.
Burnham, Dorothy K. Cut My Cote. Royal Ontario Museum: Ontario 1973.
Centre des Arts et Traditions Populaires. Les costumes Traditionnels Feminins de Tunisie. Maison Tunisienne de L'edition: Tunis 1970.
Clothing and Difference: Embodied Identities in Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa. Hildi Hendrickson, edt. Duke University Press: Durham 1996.
Crill, Rosemary. Indian Ikat Textiles. Weatherhill: London 1998.
Das, Sukla. Fabric Art: Heritage of India. South Asia Books 1992.
Elson, Vickie C. Dowries form Kutch. Museum of Cultural History, University of California: Los Angeles 1979.
From the Far West: Carpets and Textiles of Morocco. Textile Museum: Washington 1980.
Guy, John. Woven Cargoes: Indian Textiles in the East. Thames and Hudson 1998.
Gillow, John and Nicholas Barnard. Traditional Indian Textiles. Thames and Hudson 1993.
Harvey, Janet. Traditional Textiles of Central Asia. Thames and Hudson:London 1996.
King, Donald. Imperial Ottoman Textiles. Colnaghi: London 1980.
Kumar, Ritu. Costumes and Textiles of Royal India. Manson & Woods: 1999
Laver, James. Costume & Fashion: A Concise History. Thames and Hudson: London 1985.
Lynton, Linda. The Sari, Styles, Patterns, History, Technique. Harry N. Abrams: New York 1995.
Mackie, Louise W. The Splendor of Turkish Weaving: An Exhibition of Silks and Carpets of the 13th18th Centuries. The Textile Museum: Washington, D. C. 1973.
Maeder, Edward. Hollywood and History. Thames and Hudson/Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Los Angeles 1987.
Markaz al-Funun wa-al-Taqalid al-Sha'biyah. Les Costumes Traditionnels Feminins de Tunisie. Maison Tunisienne de L'edition: Tunis 1988.
Martin, Richard and Harold Koda. Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress. Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York 1994.
Mayer, L. A. Mamluk Costume; a Survey. A. Kundig: Geneve 1952.
Museum of International Folk Art. A Portfolio of Folk Costume, Volumes One and Two. Museum of New Mexico Press: New Mexico 1971.
Naik, Shailaja D. Traditional Embroideries of India. South Asia Books: Columbia, MO 1996.
Kapur, Chrishti R. and Amba Sanyal. Saris of India: Madhya Pradesh. South Asia Books: Columbia, MO 1989.
Rajab, Jehan S., Palestinian Costume. Kegan Paul International: London 1989.
Rivers, Victoria Z. The Shining Cloth. Thames and Hudson: London 1999.
Reswick, Irmtraud. Tradtional Textiles of Tunisia and Related North African Weavings. Craft & Folk Art Museum: Los Angeles 1985.
Rogers, J. M. The Tpokapi Saray Museum, Costumes, Embroideries and Other Textiles. Thames and Hudson: London 1986.
Ross, Heather Colyer. The Art of Arabian Costume: A Saudi Arabian Profile. Arabesque Commercial: Montreux, Switzerland 1981.
Scarce, Jennifer. Embroidery and Lace of Ottoman Turkey. Royal Scottish Museum: Edinburgh 1983.
Scarce, Jennifer. Middle Eastern Costume from the Tribes and Cities of Iran and Turkey. Royal Scottish Museum: Edinburgh 1981.
Scarce, Jennifer. Women's Costume of the Near and Middle East. Unwin Hyman: London 1987.
Spring, Christopher. North African Textiles. British Museum Press: London 1995.
Stillman, Yedida Kalfon. Palestinian Costume and Jewelry. University of New Mexico Press: Albuquerque, NM 1979.
Thomas, Thelma K. Textiles from Medieval Egypt, A.D. 3001300. Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Pittsburgh, PA 1990.
Tilke, Max. Folk Costumes from East Europe, Africa, and Asia. A. Zwemmer: London 1978.
Uemura, Rokuro. Persian Weaving & Dyeing. Unsodo Publishing Co.: Kyoto 1962.
Weir, Shelagh. Palestinian Costume. British Museum Publications LTD: London 1989.
Woven from the Soul, Spun from the Heart: Textile Arts of Safavid and Qajar Iran, 16th19th Centuries. The Textile Museum: Washington, D.C. 1987.
Yarwood, Dooreen. The Encyclopedia of World Costume. Bonanza Books: New York 1986.
Ammoun, Denise. Crafts of Egypt. American University of Cairo Press: Cairo 1991.
Middle Eastern Arts and Culture
Jump to Top Basilov, Vladimir. Nomads of Eurasia. University of Washington Press: Seattle 1989.
Bloom, Jonathan and Sheila S. Blair. Islamic Arts. Phaidon Press:New York 1997.
Brend, Barbara. Islamic Art. Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Mass. 1991.
Farooqi, Anis. Art of India and Persia. D. K. Publishers' Distribuaters: New Delhi 1979.
Irwin, Robert. Islamic Art in Context: Art, Architecture and the Literary World. Harry N. Abrams:New York 1997.
Islam in the Balkans: Persian Art and Culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Royal Scottish Museum: Edinburgh 1979.
Jereb, James F. Arts and Crafts of Morocco. Chronicle Books: San Francisco 1995.
Khalter, Johannes. The Arts and Crafts of Syria. Thames and Hudson: London 1992.
Khalter, Johannes. The Arts and Crafts of Turkestan. Thames and Hudson: New York 1983.
Khalter, Johannes. Heirs to the Silk Road: Uzbekistan. Tames and Hudson: New York 1997.
Lewis, Barnard. The World of Islam: Faith, People, Culture. W. W. Norton & Co.: New York 1992.
Pope, Arthur Upham. A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. Oxford University Press: London 1964-65.
Rice, David T. Constantinople from Byzantium to Istanbul. Stein and Day: New York 1965.
Rice, David T. Islamic Art. Praeger: New York 1965.
Rogers, J. M. Mughal Miniatures. Thames and Hudson: London 1993.
Titley, Norah M. Persian Painting: Fourteenth Century. Marg/Arnold-Heinemann: New Delhi 1977.
Topham, John. Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia. Stacey International: London 1981.
Welch, Stuart Cary. Persian Painting. George Braziller: New York 1996.
Andrews, Carol. Amulets of Ancient Egypt. University of Texas Press: Austin 1994.
Jewelry
Jump to Top Andrews, Carol. Ancient Egyptian Jewelry. Harry N. Abrams: New York 1990.
Beck, Horace. Classification and Nomenclature of Beads and Pendants. George Shumway Publisher: York PA 1981.
Borel, France and John Bigelow Taylor. The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry.Harry N. Abrams: New York 1994.
Butor, Michel. Ethnic Jewelry: Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Rizzoli: New York 1994.
Boyer, Martha Haensen and Ida Nicolaisen. Mongol Jewelry. Thames and Hudson: London 1995.
Coles, Janet. The Book of Beads. Simon and Schuster: New York 1990.
D'Orey, Leonor. Five Centuries of Jewellery. Scala Books: Lisbon 1996.
Dubin, Lois Sherr. The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present. H. N. Abrams: New York 1987.
Evens, Joan. A History of Jewellery, 11001870. Dover: New York 1970.
Fisher, Angela. Africa Adorned. Harry N. Abrams: New York 1984.
Hasson, Rachel. Early Islamic Jewellery. Institute for Islamic Art: Jerusalem 1987.
Hasson, Rachel. Later Islamic Jewellery. Institute for Islamic Art: Jerusalem 1987.
Higgens, Reynold. Greek and Roman Jewellery. Methuen and Co. LTD.: London 1980.
Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York 1983.
Mack, John. Ethnic Jewelry. Harry N. Abrams: New York 1988.
Meilach, Dona Z. Ethnic Jewelry: Design & Inspiration for Collectors and Craftsmen. Crown Publishers: New York 1981.
Nigam, M. L. Indian Jewellery. Tiger Books International: Twickenham, UK 1999.
Ross, Calyer Heather. The Art of Bedouin Jewellery, A Saudi Arabian Profile. Arabesque: Frisbourg, Switzerland 1981.
Tait, Hugh. Jewelry, 7,000 Years. Abradale Press: New York 1991.
Untracht, Oppi. Traditional Jewelry of India. Harry N. Abrams: New York 1997.
Woodson, Yoko et al. Beauty Wealth and Power: Jewels and Ornaments of Asia. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: San Francisco 1992.
Batra, Sumita. The Art of Mehndi. Penguin: New York 1999.
Cosmetics and Mehndi
Jump to Top Camphausen, Rufus. Return to the Tribal: A Celebration of Body Adornment. Inner Traditions International 1997.
Delamar, Penny. The Complete Make-Up Artist: Working in Film, Television and Theatre. Northwestern University Press: Chicago 1995.
Fabius, Carine and Michele M. Garcia. Mehndi: The Art of Henna Body Painting. Three Rivers Printing: Three Rivers, 1998.
Holt, Michael. Costume and Make Up (Phaidon Theater Manuals). Phaidon Press: New York 1995.
Jans, Martin and William-Alan Landes. Stage Make-Up Techniques. Players Press: New York 1993.
Miller, Jean-Chris. The Body Art Book. Berkley Publishing Group: Berkeley 1997.
Roome, Loretta. Mehndi: The Timeless Art of Henna Painting. Griffin Trade Paperback 1998.
Swinfield, Rosemarie. Stage Makeup Step-By-Step: The Complete Guide to Basic Makeup, Planning and Designing Makeup, Adding and Reducing Age, Ethnic Makeup, Special Effects. Betterway Publications: Whitehall, VA 1995.
Weinberg, Norma Pasekoff. Henna from Head to Toe. Storey Books: Pownal, VT 1999.
Armstrong, Helen Joseph. Patternmaking for Fashion Design. Harper & Row: New York 1987.
Sewing, Design and Surface Embellishment
Jump to top Amaden-Crawford, Connie. The Art of Fashion Draping. Fairchild Publishers: New York 1995.
Bensussen, Rusty. Making Patterns from Finished Clothes. Sterling Publications: New York 1985.
Bensussen, Rusty. Shortcuts to A Perfect Sewing Pattern. Sterling Publications: New York 1989.
Brij Bhushan, Jamila. Indian Embroidery. Publications Ministry, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India: New Delhi 1990.
Crutchley, Anna and Tim Imrie. The Tassels Book. Lorenz books: New York 1996.
Doyle, Tracy. Patterns from Finished Clothes: Re-creating the Clothes You Love. Sterling Publications: New York 1996.
El-Khalidi, Laila. The Art of Palestinian Embroidery. Al Saqi 1999.
Eaton, Jan. The Complete Stitch Encyclopedia. Quarto Publishing: London 1995.
Embroidery and Lace of Ottoman Turkey. Royal Scottish Museum: Edinburgh 1983.
Grewal, Neelam. The Needle Lore: Traditional Embroideries of Kashmir, Himachal Prdesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan. Ajanta Publications: Delhi 1988.
Holkeboer, Katherine Strand. Costume Construction. Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs NJ 1989.
Jaffe, Hilde. Draping for Fashion Design. Prentice Hall: New York 1993.
Sewing Design and Surface Embelishments:
Johnstone, Pauline. Greek Island Embroidery. H.M.S.O.: London 1972.
Johnstone, Pauline. Turkish Embroidery. Victoria & Albert Museum: London 1985.
Kopp, Ernestine, et all. Designing Apparel Through the Flat Pattern. Fairchilds Publishers: New York 1991.
Morrell, Anne. Techniques of Indian Embroidery. B.T. Batsford: London 1994.
Paine, Sheila. The Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush to Razgrad. Michael Joseph: London 1994.
Readers Digest. Complete Guide to Sewing. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.: Pleasantville, NY 1995.
Singer. Creative Sewing Ideas. Singer: Minnetonka, MI 1990.
Singer. Sewing Essentials. Singer: Minnetonka, MI 1989.
Singer, Sewing For Special Occasions. Singer: Minnetonka, MI 1994.
Taylor, Carol. Creative Bead Jewelry. Sterling Publishing, Inc.: New York 1995.
Taylor, Enid. Tassel Making for Beginners. Sterling Publications: New York 1998.
Weir, Shelagh. Palestinian Embroidery: A Village Arab Craft. British Museum: London 1970.
Welsh, Nancy. The Creative Art of Tassels. Sterling Publications: New York 1999.
Abas, S. J. Symmetries of Islamic Geometrical Patterns. World Scientific: New Jersey 1995.
Clip Art, Orientalism and Rugs
Jump to Top Akar, Azade. Authentic Turkish Designs. Dover Publications:New York 1992.
Akar Azade. Treasury of Turkish Designs. Dover Publications, Inc.: New York 1988.
Allane, Lee. Oriental Rugs: A Buyers Guide. Thames and Hudson: London 1988.
Alloula, Malek. The Colonial Harem. University of Minnesota Press: Minneapolis 1986.
Ammoun, Denise. Crafts of Egypt. American University of Cairo Press: Cairo 1991.
Blackman, Winifred. The Fellahin of Upper Egypt. G. G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.: London 1927.
Buourgoin, J. Islamic Patterns. Dover Publications, Inc.: New York 1978.
Davies, Peter. The Tribal Eye: Antique Kilims of Anatolia. Rizzoli: New York 1993.
Eastern Encounters: Orientalist Painters of the Nineteenth Century. Fine Art Society, Ltd.: London 1978.
Gantzhorn, Volkmar. Oriental Carpets. Taschen: New York 1998.
Grafton, Carol Belanger. Egyptian Designs. Dover Publications, Inc.: New York 1993.
Hamann, Bradford R. The Greek Design Book. Stemmer House Publishers: Owings Mills, MA 1980.
Lewis, Reina. Gendering Orientalism: Race, Femininity and Representation. Routledge: New York 1996.
MacKenzi, John M.. Orientalism: History, Theory and the Arts. Manchester University Press: London 1964-65.
Revault, Jactues. Design and Patterns from North African Carpets and Textiles. Dover Publications Inc.:New York 1973.
Simakoff, N. Islamic Designs in Color. Dover Publications: New York 1993.
Thompson, James. The East, Imagined, Expereienced, Remembered: Orientalist Nineteenth Century Painting. National Gallery of Ireland: Doublin 1988.
Valcarenghi, Dario. Kilim: History and Symbols. Electa: New York 1994.
Wilson, Eva. Ancient Egyptian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople. Dover Publications Inc.: New York 1987.
Wilson, Eva. Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople. Dover Publications Inc.: New York 1988.
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