Dr. Edgar Knobloch (11 November 1927 â 3 February 2013) was a Czech writer who specialised in the history of Central Asia and the Islamic world. He studied Middle Eastern history at the Charles University and the Oriental Institute in Prague. He travelled extensively and first visited Central Asia in 1959. He became a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1999.
Selected publications
Czech and Russian language works
- Kulja (s Richardem Blahou, PreÃ
¡ov, 1960, rusky)
- V srdci ÃÂzie (1961, slovensky)
- V srdci Asie (prvnàvydánàSNDK 1962, ÃÂesky)
- Kurdská noc (Jean-Richard Bloch; Edgar Knobloch; VladimÃÂr Brett, SNKLU, 1963, ÃÂesky)
- V zemi pouÃ
¡tàa hor: výstava fotografiàze SovÃÂtské StÃ
ÂednÃÂ Asie (s MiloÃ
¡ Hrbas; Náprstkovo Muzeum Asijských, Afrických Amerických kultur, 1964, katalog, ÃÂesky)
- Stesky (Joachim Du Bellay; Edgar Knobloch; Jan Vladislav, SNKLU, 1964, ÃÂesky)
- Smrt Tamerlánova (prvnàvydánà1965, Triton, 2003, ÃÂesky)
- Putovánàk MongolÃ
¯m (Johannes de Plano Carpini.; Willelmus de Rubruk.; Ruy Gonzales de Clavijo, SNKLU, 1964, ÃÂesky)
- UmÃÂnÃÂ StÃ
ÂednÃÂ Asie (s MiloÃ
¡em Hrbasem, SNKLU, 1965, ÃÂesky)
- Encyklopedie umÃÂnÃÂ stÃ
ÂedovÃÂku (René Huyghe, prvnàvydánàOdeon, 1969, ÃÂesky)
- Turkestan : Taschkent, Buchara, Samarkand : Reisen zu den Kulturatätten Mittelasiens (s Peter de Mendelssohn, Prestel-Verlag, 1973, München; London; New York: Prestel, 1999, nÃÂmecky)
- Strach (s VÃÂrou Martinkovou, Alfa-Omega, 2001, ÃÂesky)
- Návrat neÃ
¾Ã¡doucà(Alfa Omega, 2002, ÃÂesky)
- RoztrouÃ
¡ená rodinka a jiné rozmarné verÃ
¡ÃÂky (Alfa-Omega, 2003, ÃÂesky)
- Klec (Triton, 2003, ÃÂesky)
- SnÃÂhurka a ÃÂtrnáct trpaslÃÂkÃ
¯ (Alfa Omega 2007, ÃÂesky)
- Nomádi a Rusové (Triton, 2008, ÃÂesky)
- Cizinec z povolánà(Alfa-Omega, 2009, ÃÂesky)
English language works
- The art of Central Asia. Paul Hamlyn, London, 1965.
- Beyond the Oxus: Archaeology, art & architecture of Central Asia. Benn, London, 1972.
- Baedeker's Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg. Prentice Hall, 1984. (co-author)
- Monuments of Central Asia: A guide to the archaeology, art and architecture of Turkestan. I. B. Tauris, London, 2001.
- The archaeology and architecture of Afghanistan. The History Press, Stroud, 2002.
- Russia & Asia: Nomadic & oriental traditions in Russian history. Odyssey Publications, 2007.
- Treasures of the great Silk Road. The History Press, Stroud, 2012.
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