Angkor Observed

by Dawn F. Rooney

ANGKOR OBSERVED consists of a selection of early travellers' impressions of the Khmer empire's ancient, 12th-century capital and the legends that inspired the majestic stone temples of Angkor, which were described by a visitor in the 1920s as 'the most impressive sight in the world of edifices'. The work brings to the reader out-of-print impressions of early western travellers, including tales and legends based on the oral tradtition, published for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9748304795
• ISBN13: 9789748304793
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Orchid Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.8" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Angkor Observed- an excellent compilation

Rooney has compiled the observations of 19th and early 20th centuty visitors to the Angkor Compex, and divided the book in to sections addressing the route there, the transport used etc as well as reactions to the temples. If nothing else this book is an excellent repository of sources that could be pursued for further research. it's engaging and readable and well worth it.