Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory - Hardcover

National Gallery Of Art (U. S.)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500237387 ISBN 13: 9780500237380

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 1997

Synopsis

The thousand-year artistic legacy of Cambodia includes some of the world's most beautiful works of art and architecture. This richly illustrated volume, published to coincide with an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Art and the Reunion des Musees Nationnaux, examines the powerful and original Khmer culture that flourished on the mainland of Southeast Asia between 600 and 1600 A.D. Centered on the northern shores of Cambodia's Great Lake, the Tonle Sap, and extending westward into eastern Thailand, the civilization reached its apogee in the early twelfth century with the construction of the Temple of Angkor. Embracing both Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the sculpture ranges from monumental works in sandstone representing gods and goddesses, guardians, female dancers, and legendary creatures, to refined ritual and ceremonial bronzes. Essays by an international group of scholars together with narrative discussions of each of the works illustrated provide a fascinating introduction to a culture that is still relatively unknown.

About this title

About the Author:

Helen Ibbitson Jessup, guest curator for the exhibition, is also the author of Court Arts of Indonesia.

From Library Journal:

Because the devastating civil war and present political turmoil have put Cambodia beyond the reach of all but the most determined traveler, the great exhibition of Khmer art now making the rounds of French, American, and Japanese museums is an unparalleled chance to examine a group of powerful and subtle sculptures representing ten centuries of Khmer civilization. Angkor, the great city and temple complex in central Cambodia, is only the best known of a host of sites throughout Southeast Asia covered in this exhibition catalog. Because of the climate, the vast majority of the works are stone sculpture, and their grace and clarity are well depicted in the 256 illustrations, which are given historical and religious context by 13 disparate essays. Although there are photos of Angkor and an essay on architecture, this is primarily a catalog of superb sculpture representing not only the Angkor era but the whole flowering of Khmer civilization. Recommended for art and archaeology collections in public and academic libraries.?David McClelland, Philadelphia
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About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0500237387
• ISBN 13: 9780500237380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Jessup Helen Ibbitson, Zephir Thierry