Louis Frédéric

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Louis Frédéric (* 1923 in Paris ; † November 24, 1996 ) was a French cultural historian and art historian specializing in Southeast Asia and Japan .

In his work Buddhism - Gods, Images and Sculptures , he presented a comprehensive iconography.

He published the extensive Encyclopaedia of Asian civilizations .

Works (selection)

  • La vie quotidienne dans la péninsule indochinoise à l'époque d'Angkor (800 - 1300) , Paris, Hachette, 1981 ( La vie quotidienne )
  • Dictionnaire de la civilization indienne , Robert Laffont, Bouquins collection , Paris , 1987 . ISBN 2221012585
  • Le Japon, dictionnaire et civilization , Robert Laffont, collection Bouquins , Paris , 1996 . ISBN 2-221-06764-9
  • Buddhism - gods, pictures and sculptures. Editions Flammarion, Paris 2003. ISBN 2-08-021001-7
  • Encyclopaedia of Asian civilizations (10 volumes)

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Individual evidence

  1. cf. Digitized , volume 5
  2. cf. worldcat.org