Angkor Wat. A royal temple.(Book Review)

From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

By HELENE LEGENDRE DE KONINCK Weimar: Verlag und Datenbank fur Geisteswissenschaften, 2001 [Architektur der Welt Series-4]. Pp. 93. Plates, Notes, Bibliography. DOI: S0022463403240303

For such a small, thin book (98 pages, 35 drawings, 27 black and white photos, 15 x 15 x 0.5 cm), this is truly a jewel that covers art, architecture, culture and history at Angkor Wat. It is unnecessary to expend excessive ink comparing Helene de Koninck's book with the numerous good, mediocre and sometimes bad books and essays about this temple. She has previously produced thoroughly researched ...

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