Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings Tuttle Classics 1st Edition by Edward Morse ISBN 978-4805308899 4805308893
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ISBN 10: 4805308893
ISBN 13: 978-4805308899
Author: Edward S. Morse
Morse’s publication is an idea book par excellence … Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings is likely to continue to be a valued resource for some time to come.”—David and Michiko Young
First published in 1886, this classic review of the Japanese house and garden remains an authoritative description of the architecture of the traditional Japanese home. The work of Edward S. Morse, a groundbreaking and imaginative inventor, academic, author and museum curator, this edition of Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings features an introduction by David and Michiko Young placing the book in its historical context and explaining its continued relevance.
Containing over 300 detailed illustrations and revealing important historical and cultural sources, Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings is a time-tested resource for architects and landscape designers alike. Chapters include:
House Construction
Carpenters’ Tools and Appliances
City and Country Houses
Tearooms
Portable Screens
Household Shrines
Vestibule and Hall
Flowers
Bridges
Views of Private Gardens
Houses of the Aino
Table of contents:
CHAPTER I.
THE HOUSE.
APPEARANCE OF CITY AND VILLAGE. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF HOUSE.
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.
FRAMEWORK AND FOUNDATION.
BRACING.
SELECTION OF STOCK.
CONSTRUCTION OF CEILING.
PARTITIONS AND WALLS.
STRUCTURE OF KURA.
JAPANESE CARPENTERS.
CARPENTERS’ TOOLS AND APPLIANCES.
CHAPTER II.
TYPES OF HOUSES.
CITY AND COUNTRY HOUSES, FISHERMEN’S HOUSES, KURA.
A STONE ROOFS, THATCHED ROOFS.
STUDY OF ROOFS.
SHINGLED ROOFS.
TILED ROOFS.
CHAPTER III.
INTERIORS.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
FUSUMA, HIKITE, PLANS.
MATS.
SLIDING SCREENS.
SHOJI.
TOKONOMA, CHIGAI-DANA, TEA-ROOMS, KURA.
CEILINGS.
WALLS.
RAMMA, WINDOWS.
PORTABLE SCREENS.
CHAPTER IV.
INTERIORS – (Continued).
KITCHEN.
FLOORS, CLOSETS.
STAIRWAYS.
PUBLIC BATHING, BEDDING AND BATHING CONVENIENCES.
TOWEL-RACKS.
PILLOWS, HIBACHI AND TABAKO-BON.
CANDELS AND CANDLESTICKS.
LAMPS AND LANTERNS.
BIRDS’ NESTS IN HOUSE.
PRIVIES.
HOUSEHOLD SHRINES.
CHAPTER V.
ENTRANCES AND APPROACHES.
VESTIBULE AND HALL.
VERANDAH AND BALCONY.
AMADO.
TO-BUKURO, CH&DZU-BACHI, GATEWAYS.
FENCES.
CHAPTER VI.
GARDENS.
STONE TABLETS.
ISHI-DÔRÔ.
BRIDGES.
SUMMER-HOUSE.
PONDS.
PATHWAYS, DWARF-TREES AND FLOWER-POTS.
VIEWS OF PRIVATE GARDENS.
CHAPTER VII.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
WELLS AND WATER-SUPPLY.
FLOWERS.
INTERIOR ADORNMENTS.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE.
HOUSE OF FOREIGN STYLE.
ABSENCE OF MONUMENTS.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE ANCIENT HOUSE.
ALLUSIONS TO THE HOUSE IN ANCIENT JAPANESE RECORDS.
CHAPTER IX.
THE NEIGHBORING HOUSE.
HOUSE OF THE AINO.
OF THE HACHIJO ISLANDER.
OF THE LOOCHOOAN.
OF THE KOREAN.
OF THE CHINESE.
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
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