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.
In English, French & Khmer
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Cambodia from Funan to Chenla, A Thousand Years of Monetary History
by Guillaume EpinalWhile the Angkorian civilization never developed a real monetary system, the kingdoms of Funan and Chenla did use various types of money in their transactions.In English
Khmer Costumes and Ornaments of the Devatas of Angkor Wat
by Sappho MarchalThe first recension of female sculpted representations in Angkor, a timeless study in "Khmer elegance".In English
ប្រភព និង ការវិវត្តន៍នៃគ្រឿងអលង្ការ ខ្មែរសម្រាប់ទេវតា និងមនុស្ស
by Michel TranetOrigins and Evolution of Khmer Jewelry for Angels and Human BeingsIn Khmer
Vorvong & Saurivong, A Cambodian Tale
by Auguste PavieKhmer folktale collected by Auguste Pavie in 1881 on the road from Kompong Som to Udong during an unplanned stay in a travelers lodge.In English
South East Asia in Images, 1935-1938
by Archimages @AngkorDatabaseCollection of drawings and paintings from the students of the Gia Dinh Fine Arts SchoolIn English & French
Les racines d'Angkor
by Michel TranetThe proto-historic Khmer culture reflected through the Phum Snay excavationsIn French
Un pèlerin d'Angkor - Illustré [by Francois de Marliave]
by Pierre LotiOne of the most inspired (and inspirational) travelogues on Angkor in the pioneering times.In French
Un pèlerin d'Angkor
by Pierre LotiOne of the most inspired (and inspirational) travelogues on Angkor in the pioneering times.In French
Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia: A New Translation
by Solang & Beling UkAn English translation of the famous text by Zhou Daguan anchoring it to the 'real' Khmer country (Srok Khmer).In English, Khmer & Chinese
Journey to Angkor, HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab
by Rajanubhab Damrong & Collective WorkThe first full English translation of a reference book reflecting the Siamese fascination with Angkor and everything Khmer.In English
Danse
by Francis Miomandre (de)Beautifully illustrated essay on the history of dance by a French art critic famous in the 1920s and 1930s.In French
The Customs of Cambodia [1st English Translation]
by J.G.D. PaulThe first ever English translation of Zhou Daguan's celebrated account of Angkor in 1296-7, from Paul Pelliot's 1902 French translation.
Zhou Dagan's "Customs of Cambodia"
by Michael Smithies & Zhou DaguanAnother translation of the most ancient account of the life in Angkor by the Chinese merchant and traveler Zhou DaguanIn English
កំណត់ហេតុរបស់លោក ជីវ តាក្វាន់ អំពីប្រពៃណីនៃអ្នកស្រុកចេនឡា [Chiv Ta-Kwan's Diary] | Zhou Daguan's Diary on Traditions of the People of Chenla
The first Khmer translation of Zhou Daguan's 'Customs of Chenla', now fully available online.In Khmer & Chinese
Maritime Trade and State Development in Early Southeast Asia
by Kenneth R. HallA major essay on Southeast Asian trade roads and the growing involvement of agrarian States in worlwide commerce, 7th-14th centuries.In English
André Malraux: The Indochina Adventure
A laudatory, one-sided, study on the less than two years André Malraux spent in then Indochina, from December 1923 to December 1925.In English
A Dragon Apparent (Travels in Indo-China)
by Norman LewisWith rumors of Indochina war as a backdrop, a highly personal and highly enjoyable travelogue through Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia in 1950-1.In English
A World of Water: Rain, Rivers and Seas in Southeast Asian Histories
by Peter BoomgaardA crosscultural, multidisciplinary, study on water, its economic and social impact, and its symbolism.In English
A Dictionary of Pre-Angkorian Khmer
by Philip N. JennerThe magnus opus of philologist and Old Khmer specialist Philip Jenner. Available here are the dictionaries of Angkorian Khmer (2) and Middle Khmer (3).In English & Old Khmer