Knobloch, Edgar. Monuments of Central Asia: A Guide to the Archaeology, Art and Architecture of Turkestan. New York: I.B. Tauris, 2001.

As the subtitle implies, this is a comprehensive guide to the archeology, art, and architecture of Central Asia, western China, and Afghanistan.  It contains a lot of textual description and some architectural photos and sketches of designs plans.

Sections: List of Maps and Plans; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 The Countries (Land and People; Outline of History; Civilisation; Architecture and Architectural Decoration; The Sources); Part II Central Asia (Khorezm; The Zarafshan Valley; Turkmenistan; The Amu Darya Valley and Southern Tajikistan; The Syr Darya and Ferghana Valleys; Kazakhstan and Kirghizstan); Part III Xinjian or Eastern Turkestan (History; Urumchi, Turfan and Kucha; Tun-huang to Kashgar); Part IV Afghanistan (History; The Centre and the East; The West; The North; The South); Appendix: Aftermath of Destruction; Bibliography; Index.  Descriptors: 2000s, architecture, book, K