Edgar Knobloch

Dr. Edgar Knobloch 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 V srdci Ázie V srdci Asie Kurdská noc V zemi pouští a hor: výstava fotografií ze Sovětské Střední Asie Stesky Smrt Tamerlánova Putování k Mongolům Umění Střední Asie Encyklopedie umění středověku Turkestan : Taschkent, Buchara, Samarkand : Reisen zu den Kulturatätten Mittelasiens Strach Návrat nežádoucí Roztroušená rodinka a jiné rozmarné veršíky Klec Sněhurka a čtrnáct trpaslíků Nomádi a Rusové

''Cizinec z povolání''

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. 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.