Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In October 1929, the young French architect Jean-Yves Claeys (1896–1978), newly appointed as a permanent member of the École française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), embarked on a two-month archeological mission in Siam. He traveled from south to north―Chaiya to Chiang Saen―passing through Ayutthaya, Phetchaburi, Chiang Mai, and other historic cities. Working in the shadow of George Cœdès, who played a key role in shaping the mission, Claeys nonetheless contributed original observations and documentation. His fieldwork resulted in a substantial article published in 1931 and was also captured in a silent documentary film that now serves as a valuable archival record. This article revisits the origins and trajectory of Claeys’s mission and examines its significance within the broader context of the EFEO’s relations with Siamese scholarly institutions at the time.
Source: Journal of the Siam Society
Authors: EFEO, Gregory Kourilsky
Institution: École Française d'Extrême-Orient
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416510694
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