At the heart of the Khmer city stands the palace of the gods, a replica on earth of the heavenly world. Built of stone and brick, these monumental temples were erected throughout Thailand between the 7th and 14th centuries to link man magically to the gods. Today, the harmony of these microcosms remains for the visitor following the footsteps of the ancient Khmer. The beauty of the Khmer legacy in Thailand is presented here for the first time in a single volume, focusing mainly on the temples of the Northeast, where the ...
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At the heart of the Khmer city stands the palace of the gods, a replica on earth of the heavenly world. Built of stone and brick, these monumental temples were erected throughout Thailand between the 7th and 14th centuries to link man magically to the gods. Today, the harmony of these microcosms remains for the visitor following the footsteps of the ancient Khmer. The beauty of the Khmer legacy in Thailand is presented here for the first time in a single volume, focusing mainly on the temples of the Northeast, where the multitude of structures testify to the rich culture of hundreds of ancient cities which once prospered in this relatively unknown region. Many hitherto unpublished masterpieces of architecture, decorative carving and statuary are displayed in their newly restored state, evocatively photographed by Michael Freeman and authoritatively discussed by Elizabeth Moore and Smitthi Siribhadra. Never before have all the major Khmer sites been collected together with their artfacts into one volume. It is now possible for the first time to appreciate the unique splendour of the Khmer civilization in Thailand, offering artistic and architectural inspiration to all succeeding generations.
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Seller's Description:
Good in Good jacket. Jacket is rubbed and jacket corners have small chips. Cover corners are lightly worn. Spine cloth has a half centimeter tear from bottom edge of spine. Spine is cracked, but all signatures remain attached to binding. Previous owner's ink signature on front endpaper. Scuff mark across fore edge of text block, not visible on pages. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked.
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Good in Good dust jacket. 1872727158. This book is in good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear. Binding is both sewn and glued: glued binding is starting to weaken, but still holding on; sewn binding is intact. Inside pages are clean.
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VG. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine and front cover, black and color illus. dust jacket, 352 pp., many color illus. "Never before have all the major Khmer [temple] sites been collected together with their artifacts into one volume. It is now possible fo the first time to appreciate the unique splendour of the Khmer civilisation in Thailand, offering artistic and architectural inspirations to all succeeding generations." (dj).
