An oversize, gorgeously illustrated portrait of the monuments, temples and exquisite sculpture of Angkor. With 360 color photographs, 15 temple plans and five maps. Claude Jacques, who directed much of the excavation at the site, writes with authority about individual temples, inscriptions and the Khmer culture that produced Angkor.  (CBD18, $80.00)

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Angkor, Celestial Temples of the Khmer Empire
Jon Ortner
Ian Mabbett
John Sanday
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2002 • HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES
Handsomely produced and packaged in a slipcover by the art publisher Abbeville, this portfolio of 240 striking color photographs includes accompanying essays on the architecture, history and meaning of Angkor. (CBD31, $95.00)