By: Michel Derepas, Patrick Gay
Publisher, Year: Institute of Research on Lao Culture at the Lao Ministry of Information and Culture, Cultures of the Silk Routes Association, 1997
ISBN: ?
If you're looking for old historical photos of Laos, this is your book. I absolutely love going through this. It's a brilliant compilation of old black and white photos, drawings, and engravings from the mid-to-late 1800-1900s onwards.
Book cover of Treasure From Laos depicting an elephant convoy in Khamkeut dated 1897.
If you're looking for old historical photos of Laos, this is your book. I absolutely love going through this. It's a brilliant compilation of old black and white photos, drawings, and engravings from the mid-to-late 1800-1900s onwards.
Along with other random images such as an old map drawing from 1686. It's essentially a photographic documentary of life and people in Laos, or as it was called then The Kingdom of Lan Xang.
The French did one thing well when they went to Laos and that was to document and photograph the people and scenery so a lot of these photographs are no doubt originally sourced from them. Overall, it's quite interesting to see how things were in Laos then.
The French did one thing well when they went to Laos and that was to document and photograph the people and scenery so a lot of these photographs are no doubt originally sourced from them. Overall, it's quite interesting to see how things were in Laos then.
The book is generously filled with dozens photos and illustrations sourced from the two organizations that published this book.
I feel very lucky for having found this book. When I bought it, it was the only copy left from the bookseller and at the time I felt it was quite expensive at USD$50. I never saw another copy from any other bookstores in Laos.
I feel very lucky for having found this book. When I bought it, it was the only copy left from the bookseller and at the time I felt it was quite expensive at USD$50. I never saw another copy from any other bookstores in Laos.
Contents
Credits
Preface from the Vice-Minister Vorakhoun of the Ministry of Information and Culture of Lao PDR
Forward by Minister Rattanavong of the Ministry of Information and Culture of Lao PDR
Historical BackgroundBeliefs and ReligionsPopulation
Sponsors
Acknowledgements
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