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Sacred Angkor: the Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat

Door Vittorio Roveda e.a.

Categorie	Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer	#311993-VC19
Titel	Sacred Angkor: the Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat
Auteur	Roveda, Vittorio & Jaro Poncar (photography)
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Trumbull, CT : Weatherhill, Inc.
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	0834805243
ISBN13	9780834805248
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, a lot of (full page) b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The Khmer empire, which at its height covered the whole of present-day Cambodia and most of Thailand, flourished over 500 years. At its heart was Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, built during the reign of the Khmer king Suryavarman II, in the first half of the twelfth century. The temple was dedicated to Vishnu, and its magnificent architecture mirrored in microcosm the entire Hindu universe. To enhance its sacred nature, over 600 meters of bas-reliefs were carved on the walls of the third enclosure illustrating battles and processions, Heavens and Hells and the creation myth. Following the great success of Vittorio Roveda's Khmer Mythology , which unraveled the stories and significance of the relief carvings of numerous Khmer, the author returns to Angkor Wat to... (Lees verder) examine the magnificent carvings of the long galleries, the corner pavilions, pediments, lintels, as well as the lesser-known sculpted tapestry reliefs. The gradual reading of the reliefs as pages of an ancient book unravel the religious and secular symbolism with which Angkor Wat was imbued by the Khmers in the XII century. Aided by the photography of Jaroslav Poncar, Vittorio Roveda reveals the iconographic intricacies of this magnificent temple as never before.
Pagina's	290
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 30,00

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