It would not be an exaggeration to state that there is no comprehensive listing of the writings available on crafts, textiles, artisans and related areas.

This is an attempt, though no where near complete, to provide bibliographic access to a compilation.

We hope to update and add on to the listings on a regular basis in an attempt to provide a completion.

This section can be searched by craft.

Anderson, Mary M

The Festivals of Nepal

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1971


Aran, Lydia

The Art of Nepal

Sahayogi Prakashan, Kathmandu, 1978


Bajracharya, Yadi Ratna

Artistic Heritage of Nepal

Handicraft Association of Nepal, Kathmandu,


Bhattaraya C

Cultural Heritage in Nepal

Ministry of Education, HMG, Kathmandu, 1962


Brown, Percy

Picturesque Nepal

Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912; Reprint: Today and Tomorrow Printers, New Delhi, 1971., ,


Deo, Shantaram Bhalchandra

Glimpses of Nepal Wood Work

The Indian Society of Oriental Art, 1969


Dunsmore, Susi

The Nettle in Nepal: A Cottage Industry

Overseas Development Administration, London, 1985


Dunsmore, Susi

Weaving in Nepal: Dhaka Topi Cloth

British Museum Publications/Overseas Development Administration, second edition, 1990


Dunsmore, Susi

Nepalese Textiles

British Museum Press, London, 1993


Egerton, W.

An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms and those of Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Malaya, London, 1880

White Orchid Press, Bangkok, 1981


Fisher, Robert E.

Buddhist Art and Architecture

Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1993


Friedman, Mathew S.

Nepalese Casted Vessels, Decanters and Bowls

Pilgrims Publishing, Kathmandu,


Gabriel, Hannelore

Jewelry of Nepal

Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1999


Gail, Adalbert J.

Handwerker/Kunstler in Indien und Nepal

Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, n.d., Graz, Autria,


Gail, Adalbert J.

Handwerker/Kunstler in Indien und Nepal

Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, n.d., Graz, Autria,


Gajurel, C. L.

Traditional Arts & Crafts of Japan and Nepal

Book Faith India, New Delhi, 1998


Gajurel, C. L. and Vaidya, K. K.

Ancient Scientists and Technologies of Nepal

Royal Nepal Academy, 1989


Gajurel, C.L. & Vaidya, K. K.

Traditional Arts and Crafts of Nepal

S. Chand and Company Ltd, India, 1884


Gajurel, C.L. and Vaidya K. K.

Traditional Technologies of Western Nepal-Report

Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1981


Gajurel, et. al.

Report on Indigenous Technology of Nepal

Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (RONAST), 1983


Hallvard Kare Kulooy

Tibetan Rugs


Hofer, Andras

On Cire Perdue Casting in Nepal' Journal of the Nepal Research Centre, Vol.4

1980


Horne, Charles

“Paper-making in the Himalayas.” The Indian Antiquary 6 (1877)

Swati Publications, New Delhi, 1984


Hosken, Fran

Kathmandu Valley Towns


Hutt, M. (ed.)

Nepal: A Guide to the Art and Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley

Kiscadale Publications, Gartmoren, 1994


Kirkpatrick, Colonel

An Account of the Kingdom of Nepal

W M Miller, London, 1811


Koretsky, Elaine

Personal Observations on Papermaking in the Himalayas

Guild of Book Workers Journal 22 (no. 2, Spring/Summer): 1-9, 1984


Kramrisch, Stella

Nepalese Painting

Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art, I, 1933


Kramrisch, Stella

The Presence of Siva

Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1981


Kramrisch, Stella

The Art of Nepal

New York, 1964


Pal, Pratapatitya

The Art of Nepal

University of California Press, Berkeley, 1985


Santiago, J. R.

Thangka: The Sacred Painting of Tibet

Pilgrims Publishing, Kathmandu,


Schroll, Anton

Kathmandu Valley, Vols I & II.


Sengupta, Caroline and Shrestha, Marina

Namaste Nepal - Textiles

Rupa & Co., New Delhi, 1996


Sengupta, Caroline and Shrestha, Marina

Namaste Nepal - Handicrafts

Rupa & Co., New Delhi, 1994


Shahi, Surendra & Kachhipati, Chandra Prasad

Collective Marketing: The Case of Handicrafts in Nepal

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, 1999


Shakya, Jnan Bahadur

Short Description of Gods, Goddesses and Ritual Objects of Buddhism and Hinduism in Nepal

Handicraft Association of Nepal, Kathmandu, 2000


Shakya, Min Bahadur

The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism


Shakya, Min Bahadur

Sacred Art of Nepal


Shakya, Swasti Ratna

A Short Bibliography of the Renowned Craftsmen of Nepal.


Singh, Madanjeet

Himalayan Art

UNESCO Art Books, London, 1971


Slusser, Mary Shepherd

Nepal Mandala - A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley. Vol I: Text, Princeton University Press

1982


Trier, Jesper

Ancient Paper of Nepal

Jutland Archaeological Society Publications, Vol. 10, Copenhagen Royal Library, 1972


Vergati, Anne

Gods and Masks of the Kathmandu Valley

.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, New Delhi, 2000


Waldschmidt, E.; Translated by D. Wilson

Nepal - Art Treasures from the Himalaya

Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., Calcutta, 1967


Wolfgang Korn

The Traditional Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley

Ratna Pustak Bhandar, KTM.,


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