Books
Templation Library, a collection of print books selected for their general interest, their literary merit or the quality of their iconography.
Women and Power, Behind The Apsara Smile
Lost Goddesses
by Trudy Jacobsen
Goddesses, princesses and village girls exist at the core of Cambodia's history and founding legends. How the social status of women has been dwarfed for centuries, and how history can empower the youngest female generations.
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A History of Cambodia
One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.
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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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Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia new translation
Though the Chinese merchant and emissary's travelogue to Cambodia has been previously translated to French (the oldest one by Jean-Pierre...
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Shadow Over Angkor
First part of King Norodom Sihanouk's memoirs
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Sambaur Prei Kuk
The Isanavarma Monuments (AD 615-628) and their surroundings
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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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Cambodia Captured
Angkor's First Photographers in 1860's Colonial Intrigues
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The Khmer Empire
Cities and Sanctuaries from the 5th to the 13th Century
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Murder and Mayhem in 17th Century Cambodia
Anthony van Diemen versus King Ramadhipati I
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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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Khmer Ceramics, beauty and meaning
150 items from Khmer ceramics private collections
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Selected Papers on Khmerology / Choix d'articles de khmérologie
Linguist and ethnologist Saveros Pou has extensively written on Khmer culture, language and traditions. This compilation by Reyum Publishing (Phnom...
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Voyage au Cambodge, l'architecture khmer
Major essay on Khmer architecture, past and relatively modern
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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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Cambodian Buddhism, History & Practice
The era of the last Kings of Angkor is when Theravada Buddhism in its specific Cambodian form starts to develop.
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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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Melanges sur l'Archéologie du Cambodge
Close friend of King Norodom Sihanouk´s since childhood, Bernard Philippe Groslier, born in Cambodia the son of famous Khmerologist George...
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Studies on the Art of Ancient Cambodia
Ten articles by Jean Boissellier translated from the French offer a comprehensive and stimulating vision on Khmer statuary, its regional...
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Tonle Sap
It all started on the banks and the crystal-clear waters of the Tonle Sap Lake, heart and pulmon of Khmer...
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Banteay Srei at Angkor
Originally published in 1926, this is the first study of the "Women's Temple", an exquisite edifice with rich adornements. Written...
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La photographie ancienne en Asie
A publication related to the 2015 exhibition of rare, ancient photographs taken (all before 1890) around Asia, from Afghanistan to...
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Angkor, Chronique d'une renaissance
Through a gallery of vivid portraits, the author describes the fascination Angkor triggered during the modern age among explorers, archeologists...
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Mémoire collective chez les Khmers et leurs voisins
Languages: English, French
Les racines d'Angkor
The proto-historic Khmer culture reflected through the Phum Snay excavations
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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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