Cohn-Wiener’s Travels and Photographic Records of Central Asia in 1924–25 and Some Reflections on the History of Islamic Architecture and Its Documentation 


Vol. 10,  No. 1, pp. 135-162, Jun.  2025
10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006


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This paper examines the photographic archive and art historical context of Ernst Cohn-Wiener (1882–1941). Cohn-Wiener was a German art historian who turned his interests to Islamic art history in the 1920s. After expeditions in 1924 and 1925 to Central Asia, he published Turan: Islamische Baukunst in Mittelasien (Turan: Islamic architecture in Central Asia). The British Museum acquired Cohn-Wiener’s photographic archive in 1998. The archive consists of 868 images, many of them glass negatives. These provide invaluable information about the monuments of Central Asia before modern developments, but the collection is as yet uncatalogued. A review of this archive provides an opportunity to reflect in an introductory way on Cohn-Wiener’s position in the study of Islamic architecture, archaeology, and the history of photographic documentation in Central Asia.

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[IEEE Style]

M. WILLIS, S. J. SIMPSON, R. MCCLARY, "Cohn-Wiener’s Travels and Photographic Records of Central Asia in 1924–25 and Some Reflections on the History of Islamic Architecture and Its Documentation," Acta Via Serica, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 135-162, 2025. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006.

[ACM Style]

Michael WILLIS, St. John SIMPSON, and Richard MCCLARY. 2025. Cohn-Wiener’s Travels and Photographic Records of Central Asia in 1924–25 and Some Reflections on the History of Islamic Architecture and Its Documentation. Acta Via Serica, 10, 1, (2025), 135-162. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006.

[APA Style]

WILLIS, M., SIMPSON, S., & MCCLARY, R. (2025). Cohn-Wiener’s Travels and Photographic Records of Central Asia in 1924–25 and Some Reflections on the History of Islamic Architecture and Its Documentation. Acta Via Serica, 10(1), 135-162. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006.

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Michael WILLIS, St. John SIMPSON, , and Richard MCCLARY. "null." Acta Via Serica, vol. 10, no. 1, 2025, pp. 135-162. doi:10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006

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Michael WILLIS, St. John SIMPSON, Richard MCCLARY (2025) 'null', Acta Via Serica, 10(1), pp. 135-162. doi:10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006

[ACS Style]

WILLIS, M., SIMPSON, S.; MCCLARY, R.. Acta Via Serica 10 2025, 135-162. 10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006

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WILLIS, M., SIMPSON, S.; MCCLARY, R.. null. Acta Via Serica, v. 10, n. 1, p. 135-162, 2025. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006

[Chicago Style]

Michael WILLIS, St. John SIMPSON, Richard MCCLARY. "null." Acta Via Serica 10, no. 1 (2025): 135-162. doi:10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006

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Michael WILLIS, St. John SIMPSON, Richard MCCLARY. "null." Acta Via Serica 10, no. 1 (2025): 135-162. 10.22679/avs.2025.10.1.006

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