Art & architecture of Cambodia

Parallelsachtitel: Art and architecture of Cambodia
1. Verfasser: Jessup, Helen Ibbitson
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2004.
Umfang/Format: 224 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 21 cm.
Schriftenreihe: World of art
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Angkor Wat
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.