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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789761403321

Autore

Cram Ralph Adams <1863-1942.>

Titolo

Impressions of Japanese architecture [[electronic resource] /] / by Ralph Adams Cram ; with a new foreword by Mira Locher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo ; ; Rutland, Vt., : Tuttle Pub., c2010

ISBN

1-283-26237-1

9786613262370

1-4629-0080-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Classificazione

521

Altri autori (Persone)

CramRalph Adams <1863-1942.>

Disciplina

720.952

Soggetti

Architecture - Japan

Art, Japanese

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The early architecture of Japan -- The later architecture of Japan -- Temples and shrines -- Temple gardens -- Domestic interiors -- The minor arts -- A color print of Yeizan -- A note on Japanese sculpture -- The future of Japanese art.

Sommario/riassunto

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