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The restoration of Wat Bakong Murals in Cambodia contributors: Robert Bougrain-Dubourg ... [et al.] ; editor: Vittorio Roveda.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambodia Holcim Monument Books 2011 .Description: 201 pages color illustrations 30 cmISBN:
  • 9789996364402
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.28809596 ROV
Contents:
Holcim management Preface and summary /​ Vittorio Roveda Ch. 1. The origin of the restoration of the Vihara of Wat Bakong /​ Ms. Chau Sun Kerya, APSARA Authority Ch. 2. Introduction /​ Mr. Khuon Khun-Neay, Deputy Director General of DM2 Ch. 3. Archeological excavation /​ Mr Khieu Chan, APSARA Ch. 4. Architectural mapping of the monument /​ Mr. Um Mongkol Ch. 5. Architectural supervision of the restoration works /​ Mr. Dara Phet Chlim Ch. 6. Description and interpretation of the murals /​ Dr. Vittorio Roveda Ch. 7. Restoration of the murals /​ Robert Bougrain Dubourg.
Summary: "This lavishly illustrated book documents step-by-step the process of restoration of Wat Bakong, one of the most iconic Buddhist monuments of the Angkor area (Siem Reap). Left undamaged by the Khmer Rouge and painted in the 1940s by a small team of local painters, the galleries of the vihara (sancta sanctorum) are decorated with episodes of the last ten Jatakas while the inner walls of the vihara contain magnificent scenes of the life of Buddha and other rare events."--BLACKWELL'S.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 128) and index.

Holcim management Preface and summary /​ Vittorio Roveda Ch. 1. The origin of the restoration of the Vihara of Wat Bakong /​ Ms. Chau Sun Kerya, APSARA Authority Ch. 2. Introduction /​ Mr. Khuon Khun-Neay, Deputy Director General of DM2 Ch. 3. Archeological excavation /​ Mr Khieu Chan, APSARA Ch. 4. Architectural mapping of the monument /​ Mr. Um Mongkol Ch. 5. Architectural supervision of the restoration works /​ Mr. Dara Phet Chlim Ch. 6. Description and interpretation of the murals /​ Dr. Vittorio Roveda Ch. 7. Restoration of the murals /​ Robert Bougrain Dubourg.

"This lavishly illustrated book documents step-by-step the process of restoration of Wat Bakong, one of the most iconic Buddhist monuments of the Angkor area (Siem Reap). Left undamaged by the Khmer Rouge and painted in the 1940s by a small team of local painters, the galleries of the vihara (sancta sanctorum) are decorated with episodes of the last ten Jatakas while the inner walls of the vihara contain magnificent scenes of the life of Buddha and other rare events."--BLACKWELL'S.

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