The Garden As Architecture Form and Spirit in the Gardens of Japan, China, and Korea Tapa dura - 1998

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Brand: Kodansha International (JPN), 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used: Good.

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1998. Hardcover. NF/VG+. Coal black cloth over boards; silver lettering. Silver dj with color photo and maroon spine lettering. 204 pp. with bw images throughout. Text in English. Sections on Japan, China, Korea with individual chapters: Early Prototypes and Interpretive Approaches; Shinden-Zukuri as Prototype, and Two Divergent Interpretations; Kinetic, mUltifaceted Gardens and Miegakure; Coexisting "Unworldly" and "Mundane" Worlds; Spatial Composititon of the Unworldly; Ideology and Prototypes; Traditional Korean Residences and their Gardens; The "Uncultivated" Garden. With end notes, chronology of historical periods in the three countries, a glossary, references and index. Includes historical and contemporary images, as well as diagrams, floor plans, architectural designs, etc. Very thorough, informative and captivating.

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