Center for Khmer Studies Library

Khmer bronzes new interpretations of the past Emma C. Bunker and Douglas Latchford.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago Art Media Resources c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 544 pages color illustrations 32 cmISBN:
  • 9781588861115
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 739.51209596 BUN
Contents:
The beginning of the use of metals and alloys in Cambodia The technical history of early Asian kettledrums / by TzeHuey Chiou-Peng Casting technology in Cambodia and related Southeast Asian civilizations / by Pieter Meyers The birth of pre-Angkor/period devotional bronzes Khmer sacred bronze imagery of the early Angkor period (802/1006 Exotic Buddhist bronzes found in Khmer-controlled territory The eleventh century, "golden age" of Khmer bronzes The Angkor Wat period and beyond (1080/​1181 The Bayon period (1182/​1218?) and beyond.
Summary: "A range of sacred Khmer bronze images appeared during the third quarter of the first millennium CE unlike anything previously produced in the Kingdom of Cambodia. This cultural explosion developed during an elegant and glittering period of commerce and diplomacy in a Southeast Asian world related economically by trade and spiritually by faith. In Khmer Bronzes: New Interpretations of the Past, the authors explore this flowering of Khmer sacred art."--Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Center for Khmer Studies Darryl Collins LC Cambodian Collection 739.51209596 BUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 8431
Books Books Center for Khmer Studies RR SEAS Collection 739.51209596 BUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5601

Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-535) and index.

The beginning of the use of metals and alloys in Cambodia The technical history of early Asian kettledrums / by TzeHuey Chiou-Peng Casting technology in Cambodia and related Southeast Asian civilizations / by Pieter Meyers The birth of pre-Angkor/period devotional bronzes Khmer sacred bronze imagery of the early Angkor period (802/1006 Exotic Buddhist bronzes found in Khmer-controlled territory The eleventh century, "golden age" of Khmer bronzes The Angkor Wat period and beyond (1080/​1181 The Bayon period (1182/​1218?) and beyond.

"A range of sacred Khmer bronze images appeared during the third quarter of the first millennium CE unlike anything previously produced in the Kingdom of Cambodia. This cultural explosion developed during an elegant and glittering period of commerce and diplomacy in a Southeast Asian world related economically by trade and spiritually by faith. In Khmer Bronzes: New Interpretations of the Past, the authors explore this flowering of Khmer sacred art."--Publisher's description.

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