Burma, Ceylon, Indo-China. Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Tongking, Yunnan. Landscape, Architecture, Inhabitants
by Martin Hürlimann
A magnificent photography work reflecting a journey through "Buddha's Empire".
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Au coeur du pays khmer: notes cambodgiennes
by Adrien PannetierNotations on Cambodian daily life, politics and mores collected in 1917-1918 by a French "country doctor".In French
The Land of the White Elephant: Sights & Scenes in South-Eastern Asia
by Frank VincentPart of a 2-year business trip from Burma to Siam, Cambodia and Singapore, the first published description of Angkor by an American citizen.In English
Chinese Sources of South Asian History in Translation, Vol 1
by Haraprasad RayFirst volume of the monumental work led by Indian scholar Haraprasad Ray, collecting "Data for the study of India-China relations through history."In English
Kingdom in the Morning Mist: Mayréna in the highlands of Vietnam
by Gerald Cannon HickeyA contextualized portait of the "dashing and enigmatic Frenchman" who founded the Sedang Kingdom among the Highland tribes of Vietnam in 1888In English
គំរូក្បាច់ខ្មែរ សម្រាប់ប្រើក្នុងការប៉ាក់របស់ ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ក្សត្រី | Motifs decoratifs khmers a l'usage de la broderie [Khmer Embroidery Patterns]
by Rasmi Sobbhana NorodomA unique document on Cambodian decorative patterns and embroidery style from the 1930s, listing kbach elements inherited from ancient traditions.In French & Khmer
The Measured Art: A Proportional Analysis of Early Khmer Sculpture
by Nancy H. DowlingA proposed new periodization for pre-Angkorean sculptures.In English
Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages
by Paul Sidwell & Anthony Paul GrantHow linguistics can help refine our perspective on Champa and other ancient Kingdoms of Southeast Asia.In English
Charlot
by Ian MastersA work of fiction on Charlie Chaplin's 1936 visit to Angkor, and why the mysterious trip keeps eluding us.In English
Wondrous Angkor
by Deane H. DickasonA quite insightful guidebook of Angkor temples aimed at affluent English-speaking tourists in the 1930s.In English
Royal Succession in Ancient Cambodia
by Adhir ChakravartiMatrilinear and patrilinear succession lines, plus some conquerors or usurpers: the complex genealogy of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean sovereigns.In English
Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali
by Grace Thompson-SetonA smart feminist in 1935 Angkor. Sensuality, hints to opium-enticed paradises, Bali women: "Asia lifted its curtain at the moonlit ruins of Angkor."In English
Cambodia: India outside India, Decoding Khmer Architecture
by Ujjwala Anand PalsuleyOne of the most extensive study in comparative architecture, related to Angkorean and mostly Dravidian Indian temples.
Histoire du Cambodge de la fin du XVIe siecle au XVIIIeme siecle [Cambodia from the end of 16th to the 18th century]
by Phoeun MakThe reference study in 17th century Cambodia, its internal turmoil and the ever more complicated relations with its powerful neighbors, Siam and Vietnam.In French
The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
by Martin Lerner & Steven KossakA magnificent art collection, presented when 'provenance' only meant speculations about dates and styles, not how rightfully (or not) artworks were bought.In English
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 CollectivePluridisciplinary, encyclopaedic, ambitious and often highly enjoyable synthesis and sum of Angkorean research to the date.In English
The Angkorian Records
by Amina Ahmed KarPoetry, 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 DesaiThe 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 MollerupWorship of Agni (God of Fire) and fire-shrines from Khorat and Buriram to Cambodia along 'the Angkor-Phimai route".In English