Main entry:

Jessup, Helen Ibbitson, author.

Title & Author:

Art & architecture of Cambodia / Helen Ibbitson Jessup.

Publication:

New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2004.

Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm.

Series:

World of art

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
Myth and matrix: prehistory and the origins of the Khmer people and their religions -- Pre-Angkor states: from the second to the eighth century -- The growth of royal power: the ninth century and the beginnings of Angkor -- The evolution of Angkor: the architectural and sculptural glories of the tenth century -- The sun king and the Baphuon: the eleventh century and the expansion of empire -- Angkor Wat and the height of empire: the twelfth century and Suryvarman II -- Jayavarman VII: the Bayon period and the triumph of Buddhism -- After Angkor: political change and the continuity of culture, thirteenth century to the present.

Summary:

"Tales of kings and princes, wars, conquests and unions with gods and goddesses all these are portrayed in the friezes, reliefs and stone carvings for which Cambodia has become renowned. The enormous variety of styles and influences, both sacred and secular, that are expressed in the art of Cambodia and the Khmer civilization make it one of the most surprising and rewarding of all Southeast Asian cultures." "Cambodia s turbulent history makes the richness and fragility of its architectural and artistic legacy strikingly apparent. World-famous, breathtaking sites such as Angkor Wat, Banteay Srei and Preah Vihear have tended to overshadow a wealth of lesser-known buildings and complexes buried in the jungle. Many photographs are published here for the first time, including sites that have, until now, been almost impossible to see. Scores of sites are treated to the author's historical analysis."--Jacket.

ISBN:

050020375X (paperback)
9780500203750 (paperback)

Subject:

Art, Khmer.
Architecture Cambodia.
Art khmer.
Architecture Cambodge.
Architecture
Kunst
Architektur
Cambodia
Khmer.

Added entries:

World of art.

Art and architecture of Cambodia

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 231713
Call No.: N7315 .I22 2004
Status: Available