Bronzes royaux d'Angkor. Un art divin. Afrique du Nord and architecture

and architecture

Its main purpose is to uncover the philosophical foundations of the female ritual of the Bacchantes and to show how it finds an echo in the daily life of the Greeks

a landmark book

" Michel Zink

" writes Philippe Jaccottet in the preface to this collection of Haiku that he has chosen and translated

Bronzes royaux d'Angkor. Un art divin. Afrique du Nord and architectureAngkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire, has preserved monumental remains of incomparable beauty from its past glory. But who remembers that these sanctuaries once housed an entire population of deities and cult objects cast in precious metals? A subtle alloy, bronze gave birth in Cambodia to statuary masterpieces testifying to the loyalty of Khmer sovereigns to both Hinduism and Buddhism. The prerogative of the king, metallurgy was a sacred