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Angkor et ses Gens by Peter Culpan
 Une Odyssée Photographique à travers Angkor Un superbe ouvrage photographique produit et publié par Peter Culpan, le célèbre photographe basé en Thaïlande, ayant pour sujets à la fois les monuments d'Angkor et les gens qui vivent dans les temples et leurs environs. |
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Angkor and its People by Peter Culpan
A Photographic Odyssey Through Angkor Well known Thailand-based photographer Peter Culpan has produced a superb photographic album of both the monuments of Angkor and the people who now live in both Angkor and its environs. |
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Khmer Civilization and Angkor by David Snellgrove
Khmer Civilization and Angkor. This book is intended for visitors to Cambodia and indeed for anyone who is interested in a brief account of the history and culture of this once great empire. David Snellgrove, Professor Emeritus of the University of London and Fellow of the British Academy, is mainly known for his publications concerning Indian and Tibetan Buddhism and various Himalayan regions, especially Dolpo and Ladakh. After his retirement from the University of London in 1982, he embarked upon a new series of research-journeys in South-East Asia, first spending much time in Indonesia with subsidiary visits to Thailand and Malaysia, and then from 1995 onwards in Cambodia. |
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Angkor Observed by Dawn Rooney
Angkor Observed. This is the second book in the series There Before You. It consists of a selection of early travellers’ impressions of the Khmer empire’s ancient, 12th century capital and the legends that inspired the majestic stone temples of Angkor, which were described by a visitor in the 1920s as “the most impressive sight in the world of edifices”. The work brings to the reader out-of-print impression of early western travellers, and also includes tales and legends based on an oral tradition, published for the first time. |
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Saving Angkor by C.M. Bhandari - Paperback
Preface by His Majesty King Nordroom Sihanouk The Archaeological Survey of India staff and hundreds of skilled Cambodian labourers spent seven work seasons, from 1986 to 1993, on a large project restoring Angkor Wat. The author was Indian ambassador in Cambodia during part of this period, and he has carefully documented the restoration and preservation work, and explained the significance of the Angkor monuments in terms of Indian historical and religious traditions. This book is thus an invaluable companion in understanding the monuments, bas-reliefs and sculptures of Angkor, as well as a convincing piece of documentation on the restoration and preservation work carried out during a difficult period in Cambodian history. |
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Saving Angkor by C.M. Bhandari - Hardcover
Preface by His Majesty King Nordroom Sihanouk The Archaeological Survey of India staff and hundreds of skilled Cambodian labourers spent seven work seasons, from 1986 to 1993, on a large project restoring Angkor Wat. The author was Indian ambassador in Cambodia during part of this period, and he has carefully documented the restoration and preservation work, and explained the significance of the Angkor monuments in terms of Indian historical and religious traditions. This book is thus an invaluable companion in understanding the monuments, bas-reliefs and sculptures of Angkor, as well as a convincing piece of documentation on the restoration and preservation work carried out during a difficult period in Cambodian history. |
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Khmer Mythology by Vittorio Roveda
Secrets of Angkor The many thousands of Khmer temples and shrines built to glorify mainly Hindu gods, but also Buddhism, were carved with intricate stone reliefs of great complexity and artistry. In their pediments, lintels and 100s of metres of walls were portrayed the lives and legends of Hindu gods, adopted and transformed by the Khmer from Indian sources, and Buddhist themes. |
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Angkor Revisited by Jaro Poncar
Jaroslav Poncar, born in Prague in 1945,is professor in the department of imaging sciences at the Fachhochschule Köln (University of Applied Sciences, Cologne). For the last 20 years he has been involved in various photographic projects in the Himalayas, Tibet and India. Poncar’s special interest is in slit-scan and panoramic photography. In 1995 he, together with a team of students, undertook the photographic documentation of all the bas-reliefs found in the galleries at Angkor Wat and the Bayon using the slit-scan technique. |
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Angkor Map by Michael Freeman
Map of Angkor Wat Angkor Wat and its surrounding temples is undoubtedly one of the most magnificent tourist destinations in the world. Capital of the Khmer Empire for almost 500 years it covers 60 square miles and contains the world’s largest concentration of religious monuments. |
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Angkor Cities and Temples by Claude Jacques and Michael Freeman
Angkor - Cities and Temples Ever since Henri Mouhot rediscovered the temples of Angkor in the nineteenth century, the beauty and majesty of these magnificent buildings, dating from the 8th to 14th centuries, have exerted an enduring fascination. |
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