Angkor
by Malcolm MacDonald & Loke Wan Tho
An endearing description of Angkor and other Khmer temples, enriched with private conversations with King Sihanouk.
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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
Les "marches" d'Angkor | Guide archéologique du Cambodge | Archaeological Guide of Cambodia T. VI
The spatial development of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean religious and social systems in a vast area spreading from Tonle Sap Lake to Phnom Kulen.In French
A l'ombre d'Angkor | In the Shadow of Angkor
by George GroslierAn inspired and perceptive exploration of the remains of the Ancient Khmer civilization at the start of the colonial era.In French
Troubling the Water: a dying lake and a vanishing world in Cambodia
by Abby SeiffA poignant -- albeit sometimes heavy on dystopia -- depiction of the ecological and human landscape of the "Great Lake" in the 2020s.In English
Elephant train, Phnom Penh to Bangkok in 1871
A picturesque and pertinent travelogue of the 1871 mission set to rescue Cambodian princesses from Bangkok.In English & French
Asiatic Art in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Jan FonteinThe 1982 handbook of an oustanding collection of art from Japan, Korea, China, The Himalayas, India, Southeast Asia, and Islamic art.
Cambodian Wooden Houses, 1,500 Years of Khmer Heritage
by Darryl L. Collins & Sokol HokA central element of Cambodian culture, traditions and art, the wooden house is a link connecting Ancient Angkor and modern Cambodia.In English
Looting in Angkor | Pillage a Angkor
by ICOM & École Française d´Extrême-Orient (EFEO)25 years after its publication, still a reference in the effort for tracing and retrieving looted Khmer arts.
Vocabulaire francais-cambodgien et cambodgien francais | French-Khmer Vocabulary
by Jean MouraA bilingual manual of conversation which is also an interesting snapshot of the first years of the French Protectorate in Cambodia.In French & Khmer
En sampan sur les lacs du Cambodge et a Angkor
by Frédéric Gas-FaucherA colorful description of Cambodia, its geography and its people at the turn of the century.In French
Angkor Empire: A History of the Khmer of Cambodia
by George Benjamin WalkerFar from cold scientific studies, an endearing invocation of Angkor and its ancient civilization by an Indian historian, poet and master in esoterism.
Nouvelle géographie universelle, La terre et les hommes, VIII: L'Inde et l'Indo-Chine
by Élisée ReclusThe astonishingly vivid and detailed Geography of India and Indochina by French free-thinker Élisée Reclus.In French
Angkor: An Introduction
by George Coedès'In the minds of the Khmers, these ruins were never inert buildings without souls, but monuments with a vital quality that still attracts all who see them.'In English
Bridging The Gulf: Maritime Cultural Heritage of the Western Indian Ocean
by Himanshu Prabha RayFishing and seafaring in the history of India and her contacts with the rest of the world.In English
Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China
by John CrawfurdA lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.In English
The Natyashastra, English Translation
by Manomohan GhoshThe first integral English translation of the Sanskrit Treatise on Hindu Dance, "Dramaturgy and Histrionics".In English & Sanskrit
The First Golden Civilization of Cambodia: Unexpected Archaeological Discoveries
by Andreas Reinecke & Sophady Heng & Sonetra Seng & Laychour VinRecent discoveries in the field of Prehistoric Cambodia.In English
Description du Royaume Thai ou Siam
by Jean-Baptiste PallegoixAn early account of Angkor and pre-colonial Cambodial included in this compendium on the Siamese Kingdom in the 1830s-1850s.In French