Japanese folkhouses / Norman F. Carver.

Main entry:

Carver, Norman F., Jr.

Title & Author:

Japanese folkhouses / Norman F. Carver.

Publication:

Description:

199 pages : illustrations (some color), map, plans ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 196) and index.
Commentary. Japan and the Japanese ; Ancient archetypes ; Folkhouses-minka -- Photographs. Ancient archetypes ; Kyoto and the West ; The far country.

Summary:

"From timeless villages along the Inland Sea to primitive archetypes at Ise Shrine, from huge thatch-roofed farm houses near Kyoto to great manor houses in remote mountain towns, Japanese Folkhouses reveals an architecture of dramatic form, sophisticated space, and powerful structure. The 187 black & white and color photographs together with old drawings and succinct commentary document this ancient tradition's superb integration of architecture, culture, and nature - as well as its remarkable relevance to contemporary architecture. Now, despite a robust history more than two thousand years' old, this important folk tradition is rapidly vanishing before the onslaught of twentieth century technology and social change..."--Page 4 of cover.

ISBN:

093207605X (pbk.)
9780932076052 (pbk.)
0932076041
9780932076045

Subject:

Vernacular architecture Japan.
Dwellings Japan History.
Dwellings Japan.
Architecture vernaculaire Japon.
Dwellings
Vernacular architecture
Architektur
Volksarchitektur
Haus
Japan Pictorial works.
Japan

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 198224
Call No.: NA7451 .C7 1984
Status: Available

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