Since 1907, the École française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), or French School of Asian Studies, has been playing a pivotal role in research and conservation at Angkor, the site of a major Asian metropolis abandoned to the jungle in the 16th century.
This catalogue contains one hundred and height images – chosen from amongst the thousands held in the EFEO’s archives – of the site’s principal temples before they were cleared of vegetation and rubble and during and after the restoration process.
Essays written by the EFEO specialists present the School’s archaeological work in its historical context and provide an introduction to more recent discoveries.
At once a memorial and a work of reference, this publication will appeal to all those, professionals and amateurs alike, with an interest in the arts of Southeast Asia.

Contents
EFEO in Angkor
The rediscovery of Angkor and the first images of the site, or From imagination to image
Bruno Dagens

The EFEO in Cambodia: a century-long partnership
Pierre-Yves Manguin

The role of the École française d’Extrême-Orient in establishing scholarly institutions in Cambodia
Olivier de Vernon

Ancient Khmer construction techniques and the evolution of contemporary restoration techniques
Pierre Pichard

New data on the origins of Angkor
Christophe Pottier
Angkor, Urban History and Archaeology
Jacques Gaucher
The EFEO’s photographic archives
Isabelle Poujol

Angkor and its secrets from a foreign perspective: views from Japan and China
François Lachaud

Introduction to the history of Angkor
Claude Jacques

Photographic Archives of the EFEO
802-889 (cat. 1 to 7)
Isabelle Poujol

889-968 (cat.8 to 23)
Isabelle Poujol

Henri Marchal (1876-1970) and the preservation of the splendor of Banteay Srei
Éric Bourdonneau

968-1080 (cat. 24 to 31)
Isabelle Poujol

Baphuon:Last attempt to save a monument
Pascal Royère

1080-1182 (cat.32 to 53)
Isabelle Poujol

1182-1219 (cat. 54 to 108)
Christine Hawixbrock

Neak Pean
Bruno Dagens

Appendices
Archaeological map of Cambodia

Archaeological map of the Great Angkor

Synoptic table
Gilles Béguin


Glossary
Gilles Béguin

Some interventions of the EFEO in Angkor
Gabrielle Abbe

Bibliography
Gabrielle Abbe