Thailand Sketchbook: Portrait of a Kingdom

(Hardback)

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Culturally and geographically, Thailand is a country of great diversity, and one that has undergone immense changes in recent years. Despite all these changes, however, Thailand retains the multi-faceted charm that has drawn so many to its shores, providing visitors from abroad with a wide range of memorable experiences. They inevitably discover that for all its soaring new skyscrapers and gaudy entertainment centres, Bangkok still has areas that evoke the atmosphere of its past: temples of dazzling splendour; markets selling an astonishing assortment of goods; canals that wander through scenes scarcely changed from a century ago. Elsewhere, they can take an elephant ride through dense forests, visit exotic hill tribe people, see the remains of ancient capitals such as Sukhothai and Ayutthya, or relax on sunstruck beaches of white sand. Thailand Sketchbook captures all these aspects and more in 150 beautiful watercolours by the popular Thai artist Taveepong Limapornvanich, accompanied throughout by perceptive texts from William Warren. With sections on Bangkok, the North and the South, and a comprehensive gazetteer of significant buildings, Thailand Sketchbook is a lavish and novel homage to an amazing country.

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Taveepong Limapornvanich has written and illustrated many books, among them Silkscreen Printing, Phra Kiat Kong Sakol and Drawing Techniques. The writer William Warren has lived in Thailand for over forty years, and his writings on Asia, and Thailand in particular, have entertained and informed readers all over the world.