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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2004. Since Cambodia's reopening to the world in the past dozen years, following its genocidal civil war, there has been a burgeoning interest in its history, art and architectural relics. In parallel with this growing popular interest has been a renewal of international scholarly work and corresponding publication on the Khmers. However, virtually without exception, these either have been aimed at the casual tourist, or alternately, have consisted of more or less esoteric monographs, highly focussed on specific aspects of Khmer culture. A comprehensive survey of the Khmers, broad enough in its scope to provide an overall view, both temporal and geographic, of Khmer civilization, while sufficiently in depth to satisfy the serious reader, has not been attempted in any language in the past half century, until now. In Angkor-Before and After, Professor David Snellgrove has provided a new cultural history of the Khmers covering the period from its very beginning in the 5th… Read More

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2003. Describes a selection of early travellers' impressions of the Khmer empire's ancient 12th century capital and the legends that inspired the majestic stone temples of Angkor, which a visitor in the 1920's declared 'the most impressive sight in the world of edifices'. The work brings to the reader many out-of-print impressions of early Western travellers and also includes tales and legends based on an oral tradition, published for the first time. It serves as a guide book companion, an introduction to Angkor, and as supplementary reading following a visit. Also an excellent read for the armchair traveller unable to venture as far afield as Cambodia. 230 pp., 8 maps, 31 colour and 51 b&w plates, glossary, bibliography, index. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 23 x 12.7 cm.

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

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2003. An excellent source for anyone who is interested in a brief account of the history and culture of this once great empire. The author, a renowned scholar of Buddhist Central Asia, turned his attentions to SE Asia following his retirement from the University of London. During subsequent years in Cambodia, he has travelled widely in the country and also visited many of the archaeological sites in Thailand that bear witness to the vast extent of the Khmer civilization. In addition, driven by his well known intellectual curiosity and seemingly boundless energy, Snellgrove has read widely in order to place the many sites described in their proper historical perspective. 163 pp., 84 colour and 2 b&w plates, 5 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. New printing with corrections to the original edition. A new/unread copy.. First edition, corrected. Soft Cover. New. 23 x 12.7 cm.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2005. The artist Sappho Marchal was the daughter of the renowned French conservator of Angkor, Henri Marchal. She spent the early years of her life in Cambodia, surrounded by the magnificent ruins of the Khmers, and produced the present study at age 23. Her fine line drawings present the myriad details of ornament and costume depicted on the stone reliefs of Angkor Wat with a clarity that could not be captured, even then, on film. Since that time, many of the stone carvings have severely deteriorated, rendering Marchal’s drawings all the more valuable as a record for present-day students and restorers of Angkor. A translation, by Merrily Hansen, of the 1927 French edition. 128 pp., 44 b&w plates including numerous line drawings.. First English Edition. Soft Cover. New. 21.5 x 15.2 cm.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2005. The artist Sappho Marchal was the daughter of the renowned French conservator of Angkor, Henri Marchal. She spent the early years of her life in Cambodia, surrounded by the magnificent ruins of the Khmers, and produced the present study at age 23. Her fine line drawings present the myriad details of ornament and costume depicted on the stone reliefs of Angkor Wat with a clarity that could not be captured, even then, on film. Since that time, many of the stone carvings have severely deteriorated, rendering Marchal's drawings all the more valuable as a record for present-day students and restorers of Angkor. A translation, by Merrily Hansen, of the 1927 French edition. 128 pp., 44 b&w plates including numerous line drawings. . First English Edition. Hard bound. New. 21 x 15 cm..