ANGKOR ET LE CAMBODGE AU XVIe SIECLE D'apres les Sources Portugaises et Espagnoles by Groslier, Bernard P - 1958

Paris: UNESCO. Very Good. 1977. Paperback. 16 pages; Forty kilometres from Yogyakarta in Central Java is a huge stone complex 1100 years old - this is Borobudur -- for the Buddhist, a place of pilgrimage; for the architect, a brilliant harmonization of form with significance; for the art historian, an outstanding portrayal in stone of the iconography of Mahayana Buddhism; for anyone, a precious legacy from the past, a symbol of human ingenuity, skill, perseverance and faith. This guide offers a brief history of the site, a discussion of the efforts to restore and preserve it and many photographs. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Ginevra, Nagel, 1977, 8vo (cm. 24 x 16,5) similpelle editoriale con fregi e titoli dorati al dorso, sovraccoperta illustrata a colori, pp. 272 con 110 illustrazioni e tavole fotografiche in nero e 35 illustrazioni e tavole fotografiche a colori, anche a pagina doppia (Archaeologia Mundi Enciclopedia Archeologica).

Crown Pub, 1984-05. Hardcover. Good.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2006. Subtitle: 'According to Portuguese and Spanish Sources'. Groslier's seminal study of the accounts of early Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and adventurers in Cambodia was published in French in 1958, and is translated here into English for the first time. The reports of the Europeans record the earliest surviving first-hand accounts of Angkor, following the 'rediscovery' of the site by the Khmers, over a hundred years after its abandonment in 1432 CE, and four hundred years prior to the colonization of Cambodia by the French. While the accounts are fascinating in their own right, Groslier employs some of their key observations on the structure of Angkor in the 16th century to embark on further exploration of his own into the nature of Khmer civilization. Complementing his studies of the early accounts with the first aerial surveys of the site, Groslier reconstructs a broad picture of Angkorian civilization, its economy, the genius of its engineers… Read More

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2006. Subtitle: 'According to Portuguese and Spanish Sources'. Groslier's seminal study of the accounts of early Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and adventurers in Cambodia was published in French in 1958, and is translated here into English for the first time. The reports of the Europeans record the earliest surviving first-hand accounts of Angkor, following the 'rediscovery' of the site by the Khmers, over a hundred years after its abandonment in 1432 CE, and four hundred years prior to the colonization of Cambodia by the French. While the accounts are fascinating in their own right, Groslier employs some of their key observations on the structure of Angkor in the 16th century to embark on further exploration of his own into the nature of Khmer civilization. Complementing his studies of the early accounts with the first aerial surveys of the site, Groslier reconstructs a broad picture of Angkorian civilization, its economy, the genius of its engineers… Read More

Cleveland 1966, World. Cloth, very good, 283p., 35 color illustrations, 110 b.w., d.j. Translated from the French by J. Hogarth. S C A R C E A scholarly resource, covering the beginnings of Indochina, appearance of man, formatin of the historical units, Chinese conquest, influence of India, first Indianised state. Rise of Indochina: dominance of Angkor, rise of Buddhism in Indo- china. Independent Vietnam, Thai infiltration, crisis of the 13th century. The Thai Kingdoms, dominance of Vietnam, ret- urn of the sea Peoples. The discovery of Indochina by the West, and the inventory of. The quest for knowledge, prehis- toric, Khmer, Cham, Burmese, Thai and Vietnamese studies. Highly useful reference and art history for the area. .