Description
About the book
The Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections highlights a variety of material relating to Southeast Asia drawn from the rich collections of SOAS University of London. Covering Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, the book is beautifully illustrated with manuscripts, rare books, paintings, maps, textiles, sculptures, metalwork and ceramics, many of which are published here for the first time. It is ideal for both the general public and specialists seeking to further explore the arts, languages and cultures of this dynamic and fascinating region.
About the editor
Farouk Yahya (PhD, SOAS University of London, 2013) is currently Leverhulme Research Assistant in Islamic Art and Culture at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, and Postdoctoral Research Associate at SOAS. He is the author of Magic and Divination in Malay Illustrated Manuscripts (Leiden: Brill, 2016).
Specification
The Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections
by Farouk Yahya
Areca Books, 2017
Softcover, 21.0cm x 29.7cm, 120 pages
ISBN 978-967-5719-29-5