Clouds Captured in Silk: Ikats from Turkestan, Tair f. Tairov Collection, Moscow 2002, with signature of the author. 101 Color Plates 134 pp. 10 x 10 Paperback in new condition. Pushkin State Museum exhibition catalog of exceptional silk textiles from Central Asia. Russian/English text. The book IKATs from Turkestan from Tair f. Tairov collection consists of two parts: 1) Historical research about silk Ikats of Central Asia (contains the following headers: The Ikats Of Central Asia, The organisation of silk weaving, The Manufacture of Ikats, Materials and Garments, Design Inspired By Clouds and the Conclusion. - 27 pages) and 2) Catalogue from Tahir f. Tairov's collection (101 high quality photos of man's and woman's robes, woman's dresses and Parda wall hangings, all of them are dated 18-19 centuries. Every photo has a short descrption). All descriptions in this book are in two languages: Russian and English.