Impressions of Japanese architecture /
Cram, Ralph Adams.
Impressions of Japanese architecture / Ralph Adams Cram - First edition. - North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, c2010 - 159 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The early architecture of Japan -- 2. The later architecture of Japan -- 3. Temples and shrines -- 4. Temple gardens -- 5. Domestic interiors -- 6. The minor arts -- 7. A color print of Yeizan -- 8. A note on Japanese sculpture -- 9. The future of Japanese art.
Written at a time when Japanese art was only beginning to be appreciated in the West, Impressions of Japanese Architecture conveys a sense of discovery and enthusiasm that modern readers will find as interesting and infectious as the book's first readers did. Long considered a classic, this new edition contains a foreword by acclaimed contemporary architect and author, Mira Locher. Originally published about one hundred years ago, Impressions of Japanese Architecture is still of immense value to anyone wishing for a better understanding of Japanese architecture, art and culture.
9784805311073
ARCHITECTURE -- JAPAN
NA 1550 .C73 2010
Impressions of Japanese architecture / Ralph Adams Cram - First edition. - North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, c2010 - 159 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The early architecture of Japan -- 2. The later architecture of Japan -- 3. Temples and shrines -- 4. Temple gardens -- 5. Domestic interiors -- 6. The minor arts -- 7. A color print of Yeizan -- 8. A note on Japanese sculpture -- 9. The future of Japanese art.
Written at a time when Japanese art was only beginning to be appreciated in the West, Impressions of Japanese Architecture conveys a sense of discovery and enthusiasm that modern readers will find as interesting and infectious as the book's first readers did. Long considered a classic, this new edition contains a foreword by acclaimed contemporary architect and author, Mira Locher. Originally published about one hundred years ago, Impressions of Japanese Architecture is still of immense value to anyone wishing for a better understanding of Japanese architecture, art and culture.
9784805311073
ARCHITECTURE -- JAPAN
NA 1550 .C73 2010