Lucy Atkinson (1817-1893) was an English Atkinson was an English nanny working in Russia. In 1848 she set out with her new husband on a six-year exploration of Siberia and Central Asia, by f... read more
Street scenes, portraits, people at work, a classroom, children: this is powerful and poignant record of Kashgar as it used to be. All the photographs were taken in 1998, on the cusp of swee... read more
An anthology of the poetry of this ancient and threatened culture: medieval Sufi lyrics and other traditional forms as well as contemporary work. A pocket-sized Everyman.
A remarkable odyssey around the edges of that vast country - through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finl... read more
For all those who, in their heart of hearts, yearn to shoot backwards from the saddle with a compound bow, sitting astride an embroidered saddle rug, wearing tattered silk and a metal bonnet... read more
Felted boots, hats, suzanis, embroideries and other delights: a second volume on this magnificent collection, following Turkmen Carpets: The Neville Kingston Collection published in 2016. NB... read more
This is considered to be the definitive edition of Firdausi's epic poem; its illustrations are scattered in collections and museums around the world. They are gathered together in this volum... read more