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A Comprehensive History Of The Khmer Empire Jul 04, 2001
By Dr Lawrence Hauser
Angkor Cities And Temples is perhaps one of the most beautiful books I have ever had the pleasure of owning. Everything about it beckons the reader to remain absorbed in its pages. The text by Claude Jacques is erudite, well-written, and very well translated. The photography by Michael Freeman is astonishingly good. Not only by virtue of his technical skills, which are considerable, but because he handles the art and architecture of the monuments with a tremendous sensitivity to detail and a glorious feel for the way in which light interacts dramatically with stone. Together, the flowing text and luminous colour images provide a wondrous exposure to an ancient world of great sophistication and profound aesthetic development.
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Angkor : Cities and Temples Aug 05, 2000
By Iain Williams
This is a sumptuous history of the ancient Khmer Temples in and around Cambodia. The history is clear the explanations are concise and the photos are stunning. Coming near to doing justice of these magnificant temples. A mouthwatering introduction or a cherished souvenir
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Almost like being there! Oct 06, 2002
By grifins
I had always wanted to visit the Angkor temples.And I was looking for some good books on Angkor. When I saw this book, I immediately bought it inspite of its price. The text is crisp and illuminating. And the photographs are the best I have seen of Angkor. They are so real and dramatic that you feel that you are right there. The only drawback with this book is its size. It is mammoth, making it a reference guide rather than a guide you can bring with you on your travel to Angkor. Nevertheless, only in this book has justice been done to the magnificent temples of Angkor. If there is only one book you buy this year, make it this one.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Best Angkor book Apr 21, 2008
By Dong Oh
I have reviewed a few Angkor books. I think this is the best book among them. The pictures are very good.
Great book, wonderful photo's Sep 14, 2010
By Pieter
This is a really nice book. It's a good size (quite big actually) so the wonderful photo's come across in full splender. It's obvious a lot of work went into putting this book together, both the text and the photo's are of very, very high quality. I think this book makes a wonderful gift for someone's who's been in Angkor and likes to have a momentum of the place. It'll be picked up to browse in again and again.
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