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Japanese architecture : a short history / A.L. Sadler

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tokyo, Japan : Tuttle Publishing, c2009Description: 288 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9784805310434
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 1550 .S23 2009
Contents:
I. Introduction -- II. Early period (660 B.C.-A.D. 540) -- III. The introduction of Buddhism. Asuka period (540-640) -- IV. Hakuho period (640-720) -- V. Tempyo period (720-780) -- VI. Heian period (780-1190) -- VII. Kamakura period (1190-1340) -- VIII. Muromachi period (1340-1570) -- IX. Momoyama period (1570-1616) -- X. Edo period (1616-1860) -- XI. The Shogun's reception of the emperor -- XII. Building regulations in the Tokugawa period -- XII. Shoji, Fusuma, and ceilings -- XIV. Privy and bathroom -- XV. The kitchen -- XVI. The architect.
Summary: The book includes an overview of Japanese domestic architecture as it evolved through successive periods of history and perfected the forms so widely admired in the West. Of particular importance in this respect are the four concluding chapters, in which the distinctive features of the Japanese house are presented in clear detail. The architecture book also contains excellent illustrations, which show details of planning and construction.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 1550 .S23 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000007231

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Introduction -- II. Early period (660 B.C.-A.D. 540) -- III. The introduction of Buddhism. Asuka period (540-640) -- IV. Hakuho period (640-720) -- V. Tempyo period (720-780) -- VI. Heian period (780-1190) -- VII. Kamakura period (1190-1340) -- VIII. Muromachi period (1340-1570) -- IX. Momoyama period (1570-1616) -- X. Edo period (1616-1860) -- XI. The Shogun's reception of the emperor -- XII. Building regulations in the Tokugawa period -- XII. Shoji, Fusuma, and ceilings -- XIV. Privy and bathroom -- XV. The kitchen -- XVI. The architect.

The book includes an overview of Japanese domestic architecture as it evolved through successive periods of history and perfected the forms so widely admired in the West. Of particular importance in this respect are the four concluding chapters, in which the distinctive features of the Japanese house are presented in clear detail. The architecture book also contains excellent illustrations, which show details of planning and construction.

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