The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo

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12 John Blac1, The entil'e ensemble of Court III it> best preserved of all and it is possible, with little llifficmlty, to construct in the mind's eye something of its former state and thereby get closer to the glory of the past. The roofs have collapsed almost entirely but there ,is ample. evidence that the gopura itself was immense anu beautiful, cmciform in design, and supported by sqtuit'e stone pillars. The tiled roofs were mounted by a ridge crest of pike heads. 'rhere is ample evidenee still of brickwork bnilt-up in the tiered corbel ~nch design in the telescopic enclosure buildings facing south. Along the much shorter avenue separating Courts II and III the causeway of pillars has an outer frame of a Naga balustrade on either side. Much of this man-made setting has .fallen out of place, thm1gh by no means beyond restoeation. 'l'be forest has taken over and there is almost an archway oJ' vegetation over the avenues separating gopnm II from Court III and between the latter and Court II. The entrance pavilion or gopma (K) of Court II has partly collapsed due to age and weatherinf.!, though there is still ample evidence of stone artistry on colmmettes, lintels and pediments, as described on our \vay throngh the lower parts of the monument. The two long halls or galleries (M & l\1') constructed al right angles to the gopnra practically enclose courtyard IT, within which is the main hall . (I) and the east and west libraries (L & L'). 'I' he long or main hall forms the antechamber to the principal sanctuary. It consists of three naves, divided by two rows of heavy square stone pillars. Its roof was in three parts in relation to the naves and t.he central section was ridged with pike-heads and ended in gables with pediments. The roof has entirely collapsed and the eight massive pillars stand upright stark and mute, a reminder not only of the rlwages of time, but of one of the weaknesses in Khmer design, the corbelled roof. Khmer architects, not knowing the true arch design, found themselves handicapped in spanning wide openings, althongh it shoulcl always he rem em be red thaL the magnificent edifices of the Khmer were for the few. 'l'hey were not designed for the great gatherings or congregation oJ' people assooiatecl with the cathedrals of the West.
'l'I-U: LOFTY SANCTUJ\l{Y OF KIIAO PHRI\ VIHAR 13 'l'he first mention of libraries and books goes back tu t.he Funan period in the early ce11ttlries of the Christian era, but it was not until the second quarter of the ninth century that the architectural innovation of the library appeared in the Kami.Juja period. In the transition stage when styles were ~~hanging and light brickwork was giving way to the more heavy and lasting construction in. sandstone, it is thought that the libraries were the first, in the ensemble, to be recreated in stone. Certainly the two libraries at Phra Vihar were not built to take care of' a collection of books. The buildings here, as in other sanctuaries, are too small and not at all suitable. In a recent conversation with H.H. Prince Dhani, A. Boisselier of' l'Ecole fran
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Page 11 and 12: "rHE: LOFTY :5ANCTUARY OF' KHAO PHR
Page 13: PITSANULtlla KHONKAEN LAOS N"KOI
Page 16 and 17: John Black 4 On my last visit the p
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Page 22 and 23: 10 John Black The nse of the lion-h
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Page 34 and 35: 22 john Black judgment and religion
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Page 38 and 39: THE LEGEND OF KHAO PHRA VIHAR A Sia
Page 40 and 41: 28 john Black The wanderings in hid
Page 42 and 43: Jayavarman II Parame8vara GENEALOGY
Page 45: Cr~lnd Slairw:ty of NodiH·rn !\ppr
Page 48 and 49: Lintel and Pudimc;n! un Second
Page 50 and 51: J,>int~J with c'bra Sinha and l'edi
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Page 63 and 64: REVIEWS precious metals. We shall i
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48 REVIEWS bearing on the developme
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Re:vmws 'Tom plcs ( pp. 33(). :344
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54 Rl!Cent Siamese Publicalionr; 'f
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.56 Recent Siamese Publications 181
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58 Recent Siamese Publications coun
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VOLUME XLIV Part 2 August 1956 THE
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SIAM AND THE POTTERY TRADE OF ASIA
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Examples of Khmer Pottery A. B. c.
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fi4 Charles Nebon Spinl's tbit:l ty
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Siam and the Pottery Trade of Asia
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A. B. A. An unusual example of Sukh
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68 Charles Nelson Splnks on a tribu
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70 Charles Nelson Spinks another tr
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Decorated Sawankalok A. B. A. Cover
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72 Othet• clunacteristic Sawankal
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Siam an
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SAWAN KALOK~ Kiln Sites SAWAN KALOK
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78 Chmles Nelson Spinks in the 16th
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Siatn and the Pottery Trade of Asia
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Siam and the Pottery 'l'l'ade of As
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A Siamese Trading Junk of the Late
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84 Charles Nelson Spinks tedly lost
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Examples of Large Water Jars A. B.
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An unusual jar of Chinese provenanc
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88 Charle:> N cis on Spinl~s with s
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I Use of Chinese Pottery and Porcel
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trade. Siam ani! the Pottery Trade
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Siam
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Siam and the Pott:el'y Tl'ade of As
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Sia111 and the Pottery Trade of Asi
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Slaru and the Pottery Trade of Asia
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Types of Sawankalok Vessels Popul!'
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102 Charles Nelson Spinks Kambei of
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104 Charle~ Nelson Spinlequontly, i
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Beamish, 'l'ony BIBLIOGRAPHY "First
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108 Charles Nelson Spinks Ibn Battu
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110 Charles Nelson Spinlts Nishirmn
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THE ORIGINS OF SUKHODAYA ART ~· H.
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The Origins of Sukhodaya Art 115 so
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The Origlns of Si1khodaya Art 117 a
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The Origins of Sui\hndaya Art 118 \
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Fig. I. Wat Mahathat, Sukhodaya. (!
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Fig. 5 Wat Cbedi Chet Theu, Sawanka
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Fig, 9. That Pbong Pheng, Ban Na Su
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122 · U.U. Quaritch Wales At Wat.
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124 H.G. Qu;tritch Wales impossible
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126 Padmeswa,r Gogo! valley of the
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132 Padmeswar Gogoi Chao Changnen d
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134 P uf the Lao; Lnang Prabang has
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13n Siamese alphabet intl> use.'' '
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WAS NAM THOM fHE FIRST KING OF SUKH
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Was Narn Thom the First King of Suk
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Was Nam Thom the First King of Suld
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REVIEWS .Tobn E. de Young, V'illa(J
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RIWIEWS 147 festivals only sometime
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n.EVlEWS !49 'l'he a11tl.tor touche
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Rli:VIEWS I b 1 This gifted Mexican
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REV!I':WS 1-&3 KH.G. Uol>I.Jy, •'
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REVIEWS !57 D.G.E. Hall, A Histm·y
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PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST IN OTHER ~
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Mitra, S.K.: Publications of Intere
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