Le Temple d'Angkor Vat (Angkor Wat): Première Partie: L'Architecture du Monument (2 vols.); Deuxième Partie: La Sculpture Ornementale du Temple (2 vols.); Troisième Partie: La Galerie des Bas-Reliefs (3 vols.). 7 vols COMPLETE
Paris: G. van Oest, 1929-1932. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (14 1/4 x 11"). 41, [3]pp (Text), 72 leaves (Plates) + 2 large folding plans (Vol. 1. Pt. 1); [4]pp, 73-150 leaves (Plates) (Vol. 1. Pt. 2); 18, [2]pp (Text), 151-218 leaves (Plates) + 2 large folding plans (Vol. 2. Pt. 1); [4]pp, 219-286 leaves (Plates) (Vol. 2. Pt. 2); 12, [4]pp (Text), 287-350 leaves (Plates) + 4 large folding plans (Vol. 3. Pt. 1); 6, [2]pp (Text), 351-496 leaves (Plates) + 3 large folding plans (Vol. 3. Pt. 2); 6, [2]pp (Text), 497-608 leaves (Plates) + 2 large folding plans (Vol.3 Pt.3). Modern library cloth binding with gold lettering to spines.
Illustrated with 13 large folded plans as well as 608 full-page photogravures (including many folded) depicting various views of the Temple, stone sculptures, galeries, etc.., this work is an important and stunning photographic record of the Temple of Angor Wat in present-day Cambodia.
The meaning of its modern name Angkor Wat is "Temple City" in the Khmer language. Originally constructed as a Hindu temple in 1150 CE it was transformed into the Buddhist temple by the end of the century. It covers an area of some 400 acres with restoration efforts by a conglomerate of international agencies intensifying in the 20th Century to date. The restoration process has been an ongoing process since it's discovery by the French in the early 1800s.
Ex-library copy with bookplates on inside of each front covers, stamp at upper and bottom paper edges. Light abrasions on inside back covers. Text in French. Bindings and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Item #42693
Price: $2,750.00