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Description, Travel, and History
Carter, A. Cecil, 3d. The kingdom
of Siam. New York: G.P. Putnam's sons, 1904. [1903 account of
Siam giving a full description of the people and the country. Contains
61 plates and 3 portraits of the Royal family.]
DS676.C23
Challes, Robert, 1659-ca.1720. Journal d'un Voyage Fait aux Indes Orientales,
par une Escadre de Six Vaisseaux Commandez par Mr. Du Quesne, Depuis le 24 Fevrier
1690, Jusqu'au 20 Aout 1691, par Ordre de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales
. La Haye, 1721. 3 v. [Text in French. Vol.1 contains a b
& w folding illustration of a mariner's compass; Vol. 2 discusses Siam,
Pegu, Bengal, etc.; Vol. 3 discusses China, Japan, Siam, etc..]
DS411.5.C4
Leonowens, Anna Harriette Crawford Mrs., 1834- . The
English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Years in
the Royal Palace at Bangkok. With illustrations from photographs presented
to the author by the King of Siam. Boston: J.R. Osgood and Company, 1873.
[Contains b & w illustrations of royalty, temples, and other aspects of
Siamese culture. Also includes Naghton Watt, an ancient ruin in Cambodia.]
DS568.L5 1873
L'Estra, Francois, fl. 1671. Relation ou Journal d'un Voyage
Fait aux Indes Orientales, Contenant l'Etat des Affaires du Pais, & les
Etablissemens de Plusieuss [!] Nations, qui S'y Sont Faits Depuis Quelques Annees,
Avec la Description des Principales Villes, les Moeurs, Coutumes & Religions
des Indiens. Paris: E. Michallet, 1677. [Text in French.
Includes India, Ceylon, Siam, Bengal, China, Java, Sumatra. Contains an
index of subjects and cities.]
DS411.5.L6
Tachard, Gui, 1651-1712. Second Voyage du Pere Tachard et des Jesuites
Envoyes par le Roy, au Royaume de Siam, Contenant Diverses Remarques d'Histoire
de Physique, de Geographie, & d'Astronomie. Suivant la copie de Paris
imprimee. Amsterdam: Chez P. Mortier, 1689. [Contains several
folding illustrations of indigenous plant and animal life, and a subject index.]
DS564.T13
Tachard, Gui, 1651-1712. Voyage de Siam des Peres Jesuites.
Envoyes par le Roy, aux Indes a la Chine... . Amsterdam: P. Mortier, 1689.
[Text in French. Contains numerous folding maps and illustrations of sites
in Indonesia, as well as various views of Siamese life. A subject index
and a list of illustrations are included.]
DS564.T127 1689
Turpin, Francois Henri, 1709-1799. Histoire Civile et Naturelle de
Royaume de Siam, et Revolutions qui Ont Bouleverse cet Empire Jusqu'en
1770 . Paris: Costard, 1771. 2 v. [Text, in French, is
followed by a table of contents in both volumes.]
DS577.T95
Other
Bossert, Helmuth Theodor, 1889-
ed. Ornament in Applied Art. 122 Color Plates Reproducing Over
2000 Decorative Motives from the Arts of Asia etc. New York: E. Weyhe,
1924. [Includes color plates of designs applied in various media from
Chinese Turkestan, India, the Himalayas, Ceylon, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bali,
Formosa, Hainan, Siam, Tibet, and Japan. See plates LXXII through CIV.
Index to plates is included.]
xNK1530.B6
Dohring, Karl Siegfried, 1879- . Buddhistische tempelanlagen
in Siam, von Karl Dohring . Bangkok (Siam): Asia publishing-house; [Berlin]
Vereinigung Wissenschaftlicher Verleger, 1920. 3 v. [Vol. 1 contains
German text and diagram of temples. Vols. 2-3 contain b & w and color
plates.]
NA6021.D6
Ten previous lives of the Buddha: DasajatiJataka. Krungthep: Muang
Boran, 1980. [Thai and English texts. Color illustrations of mural
paintings of the ten previous lives of the Buddha.]
BQ918.P477 1980z
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