The Art and Architecture of Japan
by PAINE, Robert Treat and Alexander Soper
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- Condition
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Harmondsworth (England), Penguin Books, 1955. sm4to, 26cm, xviii,[2],316p., PLUS 173 pages of black-and-white photographic plates, diagrams and text illustrations, Publisher's red cloth, black leather lavel, gilt titles, a fine copy in very good to fine jacket which is worn along the top edge (gar). ~ Part of the Pelican History of Art series. This survey of art and architecture in Japan covers the early pre-Buddhist period to the 19th century, with striking examples of wood and bronze sculptures, medieval narrative scrolls, shrines, temples, monasteries and palaces.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38936
- Title
- The Art and Architecture of Japan
- Author
- PAINE, Robert Treat and Alexander Soper
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harmondsworth (England), Penguin Books, 1955
- Keywords
- japan, japanese art, architecture, history, pelican art series, wood, bronze sculpture, shrines, temples, monasteries, places
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