Houses and gardens of Kyoto / photography by Akihiko Seki ; text by Thomas Daniell ; with a new foreword by Matthew Stavros.

Main entry:

Daniell, Thomas, 1967- author.

Title & Author:

Houses and gardens of Kyoto / photography by Akihiko Seki ; text by Thomas Daniell ; with a new foreword by Matthew Stavros.

Publication:

Tokyo, Japan : Tuttle Publishing, [2017]
copyright2017.

Description:

239 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 22 x 22 cm.

Notes:
Chapter 1. Aristocratic villas -- chapter 2. Temple residences -- chapter 3. Merchant townhouses -- chapter 4. Traditional inns -- chapter 5. Private retreats -- chapter 6. Tea houses.
Text in English with place names in Japanese.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Houses and Gardens of Kyoto presents over 500 photos of the most excellent examples of traditional Japanese architecture from every significant historical period in this new edition of a favourite classic. Kyoto, considered the quintessential birthplace of Japanese culture, has survived centuries of damage and the onslaught of modernization, yet remains the undisputed home of the country's architectural and cultural history. This vibrant collection of Japanese garden design and landscaping photographs introduces a wide variety of traditional houses, from aristocratic villas, temple residences, and merchant townhouses, to ryokan inns and private retreats?́?each uniquely equipped with a garden space.

ISBN:

9784805314715 (hardback)
4805314710 (hardback)

Subject:

Architecture, Japanese Pictorial works.
Vernacular architecture Japan Kyoto Pictorial works.
Gardens Japan Kyoto Pictorial works.
Gardens, Japanese Pictorial works.
Architecture japonaise Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture vernaculaire Japon Kyōto Ouvrages illustrés.
Jardins Japon Kyōto Ouvrages illustrés.
Jardins japonais Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture, Japanese.
Gardens.
Gardens, Japanese.
Vernacular architecture.
Nihonkenchiku.
Teien-nihon-kyotofu.
Nihon kenchiku.
Teien-Nihon-Kyōtofu.
Japan Kyoto.
Kyoto (Japan) Buildings, structures, etc.

Form/genre:

photobooks.
Photobooks.
Pictorial works.
Livres de photographies.
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Seki, Akihiko, 1939- photographer.
Stavros, Matthew Gerald, 1972- author of introduction, etc.
Daniell, Thomas, 1967- author.
Stavros, Matthew Gerald, 1972- writer of foreword.

Kyoto

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305787
Call No.: BIB 251637
Status: Available

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