"The best book on Japanese architecture ever produced by a Westerner."
--_THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT_
Japanese architecture is undoubtedly less well known and less
appreciated than the architecture of any other civilized nation. Not
only this, but it is almost universally misjudged, and while the world
has by degrees come to know and admire the pictorial and industrial
arts of Japan, her architecture, which is the rot and vehicle of all
other modes of art, is passed over with a casual reference to its
fantastic quality or a patronizing tribute to the excellence of some
of its carved decoration.
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 and culture.
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ISBN
9781462900800
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Tuttle Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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