Genius of Japanese Carpentry, The: The Secrets of a Craft

Azby Brown (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

156 Seiten

1995 | New edition
Kodansha International Ltd (Verlag)
978-4-7700-1978-3 (ISBN)

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Presents an intimate view of master carpenters at work in the reconstruction of an 8th-century temple in Nara. The book captures the technical side of traditional Japanese techniques as well as the spirit of the craft. 0ver a thousand years ago in Nara, Japan, anonymous carpenters erected a number of temples and pagodas for a newly founded Buddhist monastery known as Yakushiji. Not only is one of those pagodas still standing today, but also surviving are the dedication to quality and the technical skill of its builders as seen in the work of modern-day craftsmen. The Genius of

S. AZBY BROWN (b. 1956) is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology. A native of New Orleans, he received a bachelor's degree in fine art from Yale University in 1980, and completed graduate studies through the doctorate level at the University of Tokyo. In addition to his own design practice, he exhibits and lectures frequently both in Japan and abroad. His second book, Small Spaces, was published by Kodansha International in 1993.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.1995
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Tokyo
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 258 mm
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk
ISBN-10	4-7700-1978-5 / 4770019785
ISBN-13	978-4-7700-1978-3 / 9784770019783
Zustand	Neuware