Madeleine Giteau
Encyclopedia
Madeleine Giteau was a French historian and member of the Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient
, who devoted a great part of her life to research involving Laotian and Cambodian art, especially Khmer sculpture
and iconography
.
She was the last French curator of Cambodia's National Museum (known as the Albert Sarraut
Museum) in Phnom Penh
from 1956-66. In 1963, she oversaw the reorganization of the Wat Po Veal and the Provincial Museums in Battambang
.
She died at the age of 86 in February, 2005.
École française d'Extrême-Orient
The École française d'Extrême-Orient is a French institute dedicated to the study of Asian societies. Translated into English, it approximately means the French School of the Far East. It was founded in 1900 with headquarters in Hanoi in what was then French Indochina. After independence, its...
, who devoted a great part of her life to research involving Laotian and Cambodian art, especially Khmer sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and iconography
Iconography
Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images. The word iconography literally means "image writing", and comes from the Greek "image" and "to write". A secondary meaning is the painting of icons in the...
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She was the last French curator of Cambodia's National Museum (known as the Albert Sarraut
Albert Sarraut
Albert-Pierre Sarraut was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic.Sarraut was born in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.He was Governor-General of French Indochina, from 1912 to 1919....
Museum) in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
from 1956-66. In 1963, she oversaw the reorganization of the Wat Po Veal and the Provincial Museums in Battambang
Battambang
Battambang is the capital city of Battambang province in northwestern Cambodia.Battambang is the second-largest city in Cambodia with a population of over 250,000. Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is well known for being the leading rice-producing province of the country...
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She died at the age of 86 in February, 2005.
Selected bibliography
- 1956 - Histoire du Cambodge, Paris, Hattier.
- 1960 - Guide du musée national [de Phnom Penh], 2 vol. (1. La sculpture ; 2. Pièces archéologiques et stèles), Phnom Penh.
- 1965 - Les Khmers. Sculptures khmères, reflets de la civilisation d’Angkor, Fribourg, Office du Livre.
- 1969 - Le bornage rituel des temples bouddhiques au Cambodge, Paris, EFEO (PEFEO, 68), 153 p., 29 pl.
- 1974 - Histoire d’Angkor, Paris, PUF (Que sais-je ?, 1580), [réimpr. Paris, Kailash, 1996].
- 1975 - Iconographie du Cambodge post-angkorien, Paris, EFEO (PEFEO, 100), 381 p., 88 pl.
- 1976 - Angkor, un peuple, un art, Fribourg, Office du Livre.
- 1994 - Regards sur Angkor, Paris, Éditions Chapitre Douze.
- 1997 - (with Danielle Guéret), L’art khmer, reflet des civilisations d’Angkor, Paris, ASA & Somogy.
- 2001 - Art et archéologie du Laos, Paris, Picard.