What is Japanese Architecture? A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture.
by Nishi, Kazuo; Hozumi, Kazuo; Horton, Mack H. (translator & introduction)
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 4770019920
- ISBN 13
- 9784770019929
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About This Item
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1996. Reprint ed.. Paperback small quarto, dustjacket (with flaps), very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white drawings, novelty foldout, map front endpapers, minimal edgewear jacket. 144 pp. This book describes construction, design, carpentry, and the history of Japanese Architecture from pre-history to mid-19th century. There are over 300 drawings, and a text that is straight to the point. The book is divided into four parts - religious structures, residences, castles, and places of entertainment. Contains fold-out three-dimensional model of the tearoom of Taian Teahouse. Architectural chronology list rear of book. Translated from Japanese.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27982
- Title
- What is Japanese Architecture? A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture.
- Author
- Nishi, Kazuo; Hozumi, Kazuo; Horton, Mack H. (translator & introduction)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 4770019920
- ISBN 13
- 9784770019929
- Publisher
- Kodansha International
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- homes, architecture, history, asia, japan, translation
- Bookseller catalogs
- ARCHITECTURE & HOMES;
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