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Tendances de l'Art Khmer | Trends in Khmer Art
by Jean Boisselier
'Commentaries on 24 Masterpieces at the National Museum of Phnom Penh'.
In French
The Angkorian World
by Collective
Pluridisciplinary, encyclopaedic, ambitious and often highly enjoyable synthesis and sum of Angkorean research to the date.
In English
Saoy, Royal Cambodian Home Cuisine | សោយ
A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic,
In English
Treatises on Dance | ตำรารำ (Tảrā rả)
The one and only Thai treatise on dance, a stunning collection of texts and illustrations dating back from 1790 onwards.
In Thai
The Angkorian Records
by Amina Ahmed Kar
Poetry, mysticism and eschatology in the Khmer inscriptions of the Angkorean period, in this inspired essay written by an Indian woman artist.
In English, Sanskrit & Old Khmer
Erotic Sculpture of India
by Devangana Desai
The power-charged erotica of Indian iconography, or how "bringing beauty nearer" inspired Indian (and Khmer) sculptors.
In English
Ancient Khmer Sites in North-eastern Thailand
by Asger Mollerup
Worship of Agni (God of Fire) and fire-shrines from Khorat and Buriram to Cambodia along 'the Angkor-Phimai route".
In English
Stories and Legends of Annam
by Clotilde Chivas-Baron
From the "Two Sacred Ladies" to the virtuous daughter of a disgraced king,, a collection of Vietnamese folktales mixing history, legends and folklore.
In English
Photography in Cambodia: 1886 to the Present
by Nicholas Coffill
Photography as social history narrative medium in the Kingdom of the lasting instant.
In English
Pistes, fleuves et jungles: A travers l'Indochine et les pays voisins [Trails, Rivers, Jungles: Across Indochina and Neighboring Countries]
by Raymond Recouly
A pleasant read from a typical French 'grand reporter' of the 1930s who befriended famous journalist Albert Londres.
In French
Matériaux pour servir a l'etude de l'Art Khmer
by Alfred Foucher
Brief notations on the personal collection of Khmer Art gathered by Jean Moura in his Moissac house before 1879.
In French
L'art de l'Asie du Sud-Est [Southeast Asian Arts]
by Collective
From protohistory to traditional craftmanship, from Burma to Sulawesi, a rich collection of studies in Southeast Asia arts.
In French
Angkor, Monuments Of The God-Kings
A milestone photo report on Khmer temples completed just months before the closing-down of the country by the Khmer Rouge.
In English
Angkor silencieux
by Michel Butor & Narang Nouth & Philippe Gras
Following Michel Butor's soaring vision of Angkor, the more conventional, scholarly but extremely enjoyable historical essay by Nouth Narang.
La cinématographie de mon pere (My Father's Cinematography) | Fiction Movies Actors & Actresses
by Sihamoni Norodom
In this one chapter, the then-Prince Sihamoni comments on the actors and actresses who gave life to the King Father's filmic achievements.
Ying-yai Sheng-lan 瀛涯勝覽 | 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores'
The reference travelogue of Ma Huan, interperter and translator with Zheng He's flotilla: how China saw the world in the early Ming dynasty era.
In English
Documents graphiques de la Conservation d'Angkor, 1963-1973
by Jacques Dumarçay
Guardian of artistic treasures from the Khmer Temples, the Angkor Conservation also produced and stored detailed blue prints and archaeological field reports.
Angkor
by Malcolm MacDonald & Loke Wan Tho
An endearing description of Angkor and other Khmer temples, enriched with private conversations with King Sihanouk.
In English
Apsara Dance | របាំអប្សរា
A technical and historical treatise on Khmer classical dance.
In English & Khmer
Angkor: A Guide To The Angkor Monuments
An English translation of famous "Le Glaize", the reference 1944 Architectural Guide by Angkor Conservator Maurice Glaize.
In English