Ancient Angkor
Michael Freeman
Claude Jacques
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The Khmer civilization centred on Angkor was one of the most remarkable to flourish in Southeast Asia. Between the 8th and the 13th centuries, a succession of Hindu and Buddhist kings created magnificent temples in stone. Their elaborate carvings and intricate architecture amazed the first Europeans who visited in the 19th century and continue to fascinate today, when after the many years of political turmoil, Angkor is once again accessible to visitors.
The renowned French scholar, Claude Jacques, has studied Angkor and its history for the past thirty years, while Michael Freeman has made many photographic trips there during a fifteen-year period. Ancient Angkor combines the fruits of their collaboration and includes the results of new research and discoveries made during recent excavations.
Detailed plans and descriptions unravel the complex reliefs of Angkor Wat and the Bayon, while small temples not covered in other books are also described. Grouping the temples into easy-to-visit itineraries, and with useful hotel and travel information, Ancient Angkor will serve both as a history of the temples in its own right and an invaluable companion guide. |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500974853 | | ISBN-13 978-0500974858 | | | | 25.3 x 18.0 cm | | Paperback | | 240pp | | 390 illustrations, 350 in colour | | First published 2000 | | Distributed on behalf of River Books | | | | £16.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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