This pictorial record celebrates the cities and temples of Angkor in Southeast Asia. The buildings, dating from the 9th to the 13th century, include the temples of Ta Prohm and Preah Kahn, and the Angkor Wat itself. A discussion of Khmer society, kingship, religion and culture is also included.

Product Description: The first multidisciplinary study of the Bayon - towered-temple located in the center of Angkor Thom, Cambodia.

Product Description: Angkor, the region north of the Great Lake in Cambodia, witnessed a period of splendid architectural achievement between the 9th - 15th centuries. Temples and pools were constructed to reflect the cosmological order of religious thought in the Khmer empire and were decorated with sculptures of dancers, guardsmen, gods, giants, rulers, courtiers and warriors...read more

The country now known as Thailand only achieved its present form in the nineteenth century. Before then for over five hundred years there flourished the independent kingdom of Lanna (one million rice fields), stretching north from Phitsanulok as far as Chieng Rai, as far east as present-day Laos and as far west as Burma. Over the centuries the kingdom developed fascinating and distinctive art, architecture, language and culture, many elements of which still endure, and all of which are explored in this lavishly illustrated book. Michael Freeman is an internationally renowned photographer and writer. His travels in Northern Thailand over the past twenty years have allowed him to gain an unrivalled knowledge of this multi-faceted region.

A handbook on the ancient temples of Angkor for travellers to Cambodia and enthusiasts.