Templation Library, a collection of print books selected for their general interest, their literary merit or the quality of their iconography.
Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century
by Bernard Philippe Groslier
Seminal compendium of major Spanish and Portuguese sources on Angkor, B.P. Groslier's work (initially published in French in 1958) is also an important contribution on the "decline and fall" of the Angkorian Empire.
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Cambodian Glory
"The Mystery of the Deserted Khmer Cities and their vanished splendour; and A Description of Life in Cambodia To-Day"
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Seams of Change: Clothing and the Care of the Self in late 19th and 20th century Cambodia
The interviews of elderly Cambodians about their everyday lives and how traditions and modernity would combine.
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Fleur de Lotus (Lotus Blossom)
An "orientalist" novel based on extensive knowledge of Angkorean civilization and Khmer popular culture.
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Danses Cambodgiennes (Cambodian Dance)
The first complete study on Khmer classical (royal) dance by a Cambodian researcher, Minister of the Royal Palace in the 1920s.
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Bali and Angkor: A 1930s Pleasure Trip Looking at Life and Death
Out-of-the-box considerations on Khmer Art and the fall of Angkor.
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André Maire, Peintre Voyageur (The Traveling Artist)
Paintings and sketches by a prolific artist who visited Angkor starting from 1919.
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Chansons cambodgiennes (Cambodian Songs)
54 traditional Khmer songs transcribed with musical scores and a temptative transliteration.
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Voyage dans les Royaumes de Siam, de Cambodge et de Laos
Famous relation of the January 1860 visit to Angkor site, in the original version and edition.
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L'Art de la cuisine cambodgienne (The Cambodian Cookbook)
Traditional Khmer cuisine recipes compiled by the Royal Aunt of King Norodom Sihanouk.
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Les gens d'Angkor (The People of Angkor)
Heartfelt portraits of Cambodian people living within the Angkorian territory in the 1990s.
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Cambodia from Funan to Chenla, A Thousand Years of Monetary History
While the Angkorian civilization never developed a real monetary system, the kingdoms of Funan and Chenla did use various types of money in their transactions.
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Sosoro Museum Guidebook
Opened in 2019, the Sosoro Museum in Phnom Penh is dedicated to the history of economy and monetary systems in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Khmer Costumes and Ornaments of the Devatas of Angkor Wat
The first recension of female sculpted representations in Angkor, and and enduring study in "Khmer elegance".
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Brève et véridique relation des évènements du Cambodge
One of the first accounts of Angkor and the surrounding Kingdom of Cambodia by a Western traveler.
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Khmers, L'éternel et l'éphémère
What is everlasting, and what fleeting? The question lies at the core of Khmer culture, and of Angkor history.
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ប្រភព និង ការវិវត្តន៍នៃគ្រឿងអលង្ការ ខ្មែរសម្រាប់ទេវតា និងមនុស្ស
Origins and Evolution of Khmer Jewelry for Angels and Human Beings
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Vorvong & Saurivong, A Cambodian Tale
Khmer folktale collected by Auguste Pavie in 1881 on the road from Kompong Som to Oudong during an unplanned stay in a travelers lodge.
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South East Asia in Images, 1935-1938
Collection of drawings and paintings from the students of the Gia Dinh Fine Arts School
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Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century
The first and only collection of Spanish and Portuguese written sources on Angkor, predating the Angkorian "rediscovery" by more than 300 years.
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Voyage et séjour aux ruines des monuments kmers
Picturesque account of the Aymonier-Delaporte mission to Angkor in the 1870s
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Les racines d'Angkor
The proto-historic Khmer culture reflected through the Phum Snay excavations
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Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia new translation
Languages: English, Khmer, Chinese
Mémoire collective chez les Khmers et leurs voisins
Languages: English, French
Selected Papers on Khmerology / Choix d'articles de khmérologie
Languages: English, French, Khmer
Studies on the Art of Ancient Cambodia
Language: English
Angkor, Chronique d'une renaissance
Language: French
La photographie ancienne en Asie
Language: French
Banteay Srei at Angkor
Language: English
Tonle Sap
Language: English
Melanges sur l'Archéologie du Cambodge
Language: French
Lost Goddesses
The first study ever to address the place of women in Cambodian history, or what lays behind the Apsara Smile.
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Cambodian Buddhism, History & Practice
Language: English
Zhou Dagan's "Customs of Cambodia"
Another translation of the most ancient account of the life in Angkor by the Chinese merchant and traveler Zhou Daguan
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Voyage au Cambodge, l'architecture khmer
Major essay on Khmer architecture, past and relatively modern
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Khmer Ceramics, beauty and meaning
150 items from Khmer ceramics private collections
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Elegy: Reflections on Angkor
Twenty years of dreamlike, magical and yes, elegiac photography through the ruins of Angkor
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Murder and Mayhem in 17th Century Cambodia
Anthony van Diemen versus King Ramadhipati I
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The Khmer Empire
Cities and Sanctuaries from the 5th to the 13th Century
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Cambodia Captured
Angkor's First Photographers in 1860's Colonial Intrigues
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Un pèlerin d'Angkor
One of the most inspired (and inspirational) travelogue on Angkor in the pioneering times
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Sambaur Prei Kuk
The Isanavarma Monuments (AD 615-628) and their surroundings
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Shadow Over Angkor
First part of King Norodom Sihanouk's memoirs
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Etudes sur le Ramakerti
Respected Cambodian scholar Saveros Pou offers a collection of studies on the Khmer version of the Ramayana
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A History of Cambodia
One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.
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