What is Japanese architecture? / Kazuo Nishi and Kazuo Hozumi ; translated, adapted, and with an introduction by H. Mack Horton.
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TextLanguage: English, Japanese Publication details: Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 1985.Edition: 1st English edDescription: 144 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0870117114
- 9780870117114
- 477001211X
- 9784770012111
- 4770019920
- 9784770019929
- Nihon kenchiku no katachi. English
- NA1553 .N5713 1985
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Fayza Aboulnaga Central Library | مكتبة فايزة أبو النجا المركزية بالحرم الجامعي | NA1553 .N5713 1985 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C. 1 | Available | 10012196 |
Translation of: Nihon kenchiku no katachi.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-142) and index.
Introduction -- Worship: the architecture of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines -- Daily life: residential and urban architecture -- Battle: castles and castle towns -- Entertainment: architecture in the Sukiya spirit -- Sites mentioned in the text -- Museum and other facilities of architectural interest.
How do you tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese architecture? How do you know, from the structure, the differences between a Buddhist temple from a Shinto shrine, from a residence? Construction, design, carpentry and the history of Japanese architecture from pre-history to the 19th century are the focus of this book with its 300 illustrations.
Translation of: Nihon kenchiku no katachi.
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