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BOOKS AND MEDIA Books, CDs, and DVDs related to the Silk Road are available in the Museum Shop. Lesson plans, slides, resources, and other curriculum materials are available for loan and purchase at the Teacher Resource Center. Books for Adults Baumer, Christopher, Judy Bonavia, William Lindesay, and Wu Qi. 2004. The Silk Road: Xi’an to Kashgar. 7th edition. Odyssey Publications. Baumer, Christopher, Helen Loveday, Bijan Omrani, and Bruce Wannell. 2005. Iran: Persia: Ancient and Modern. Odyssey Illustrated Guides. Boulnois, Luce and Helen Loveday. 2003. Silk Road: Monks, Warriors, and Merchants. Odyssey Publications. Brotton, Jeremy. 2003. The Renaissance Bazaar: From the Silk Road to Michelangelo. Oxford University Press. Clark, Mitchell. 2003. Sounds of the Silk Road: Musical Instruments of Asia. MFA Publications. Chung, Young Yang. 2005. Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Dickinson, Gary and Linda Wrigglesworth. 2000. Imperial Wardrobe. Ten Speed Press. Fairclough, Ceri, Paul Harris, Rowan Stewart, and Susie Weldon. 2004. Kyrgyz Republic: Kyrgyzstan, the Heartland of Central Asia. Odyssey Publications. Feltham, Heleanor and Christina Sumner. 2000. Beyond the Silk Road: Arts of Central Asia. Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. Gies, Jacques. 2003. Painted Buddha of Xingjiang: Hidden Treasures from the Silk Road. Art Media Resources Ltd. Hess, Catherine, Linda Komaroff, George Saliba. 2004. Arts of Fire: Islamic Influences on Glass and Ceramics of the Italian Renaissance. Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum. Harvey, Janet. 1997. Traditional Textiles of Central Asia. Thames and Hudson. Hugus, David and Beverly Jackson. 2004. Leader to the Clouds. Ten Speed Press. Kalter, Johannes and Margareta Pavaloi. 2003. Uzbekistan: Heirs to the Silk Road. Thames and Hudson. Krahl, Regina, Alfreda Murck, Evelyn Rawski, and Jessica Rawson. 2006. China: The Three Emperors 1662–1795. Royal Academy of Arts. Leeming, Matthew and Bijan Omrani. 2005. Afghanistan: A Traveler’ Companion and Guide. Odyssey Publications. Mach, Rosamond E. 2001. Bazaar to Piazza: Islamic Trade and Italian Art, 1300–1600. University of California Press. MacLeod, Calum and Bradley Mayhew. 1997. Uzbekistan: The Golden Road to Samarkind. Passport Books. Middleton, Nick. 2006. Extremes along the Silk Road: Adventures Off the World’s Oldest Superhighway. John Murray Publishers. Mirksy, Jeanette. 1998. Sir Aurel Stein: Archaeological Explorer. University of Chicago Press. Petherbridge, Guy and Christina Sumner. 2004. Bright Flowers: Textiles and Ceramics of Central Asia. Lund Humphries Phblishers. Polo, Marco. Manuel Komroff, ed. 2001. The Travels of Marco Polo. Translated by William Marsden. Modern Library Publishers. Sims-Williams, Ursula and Susan Whitfield. 2004. The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith. Serindia Publications. Stevens, Stuart. 1988. Night Train to Tukistan: Modern Adventures along China’s Ancient Silk Road. Atlantic Monthly Press. Streatfield-James, Dominic and Paul Wilson. 2003. Silk Roads: A Route and Planning Guide. Trailblazer Publications. Tolstoy, Alexandra. 2003. The Last Secrets of the Silk Road. The Lyons Press. Vainker, Shelagh. 2004. Chinese Silk: A Cultural History. Rutgers University Press. Vollmer, John E. 2003. Ruling from the Dragon Throne: Costume of the Qing Dynasty 1644–1911. Ten Speed Press. Vollmer, John E. 2004. Silks for Thrones and Altars: Chinese Costumes and Textiles. Ten Speed Press. Whitfield, Susan. 2004. Aurel Stein on the Silk Road. Art Media Resources, Inc. Whitfield, Susan. 2001. Life Along the Silk Road. University of California Press. back to top Books for Children Adams, Tracey and Ed Young. 2004. The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale. Voyager Books. Bascle, Brian and Roger Smalley. 2006. The Adventures of Marco Polo, Arthur A. Levine Books. Chin-Lee, Cynthia. 1997. A Is for Asia. Illustrated by Yumi Heo. Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. Demi. 1996. Buddha. Henry Holt and Company. Demi. 1997. One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale. Scholastic Press. Demi. 2003. Muhammad. Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, Inc. Kimmel, Eric A. 1994. The Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East. Illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. Holiday House. Krebs, Laurie. 2005. We’re Riding on a Caravan. Illustrated by Helen Cann. Barefoot Books, Inc. Rumford, James. 2001. Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325–1354. Houghton Mifflin. Sis, Peter. 1998. Tibet Through the Red Box. Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR). Young, Ed. 1998. The Lost Horse. Voyager Books of Harcourt, Inc. Young, Ed. 2002. What about Me? Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Books. Young, Ed. 2004. I, Doko: The Tale of a Basket. Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Books. back to top CDS AND DVDS Story of the Camel. DVD. New Line Home Video, 2005. The Rough Guide to the Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2002. The Rough Guide to the Music of the Himalayas. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2002. The Rough Guide to the Music of India. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2002. The Rough Guide to the Music of Iran. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2006. The Rough Guide to the Music of Pakistan. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2004. The Rough Guide to Ravi Shankar. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2004. The Rough Guide to Sufi Music. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2001. The Rough Guide to the Music of Turkey. CD. Penguin Putnam, 2003. WEBSITES Silk Road Project The purpose of the Silk Road Project is to illuminate the Silk Road’s historical contribution to the diffusion of art and culture, identify current voices that best represent this cultural legacy and support new collaborations among artists. Information and resources for educators. SPICE SPICE (Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education) is a program that conducts research on key international issues and publish curriculum resources for K–12 and early college teachers. The Silk Road Foundation The Silkroad Foundation is a nonprofit organization established to promote the study and preservation of cultures and art on Inner Asia and the Silk Road. American Library Association Book Links back to top |
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