Japanese architecture : a short history / A.L. Sadler ; with a new foreword by Mira Locher.

By: Sadler, A. L. (Arthur Lindsay), 1882- [author.]Contributor(s): Locher, Mira [author of foreword.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: Turkish Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., 2009©2009 Description: 288 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9784805310434 (paperback)Uniform titles: Short history of Japanese architecture Subject(s): Architecture -- Japan -- HistoryLOC classification: NA1550 .S25 2009
Contents:
Foreword -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. Early period (660 B.C.-A.D. 540) -- III. The introduction of Buddhism. Asuka period (540-640) -- IV. Hakuho period (640-720) -- V. Tempyo period (720-780) -- VI. Heian period (780-1190) -- VII. Kamakura period (1190-1340) -- VIII. Muromachi period (1340-1570) -- IX. Momoyama period (1570-1616) -- X. Edo period (1616-1860) -- XI. The Shogun's reception of the emperor -- XII. Building regulations in the Tokugawa period -- XII. Shoji, Fusuma, and ceilings -- XIV. Privy and bathroom -- XV. The kitchen -- XVI. The architect -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Plates -- Index.
Summary: A. L. Sadler's invaluable study of Japanese architecture first appeared in 1941. Considered a classic in its field, unequaled in clarity and insight, "Japanese Architecture: A Short History" is a lucid and uncomplicated introduction to this important aspect of Japanese culture. Beginning with the earliest evidences from prehistory and ending with the Edo period, when Japan attained stature as a modern state, "Japanese Architecture" is as relevant today as it was in 1941.
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Originally published: A short history of Japanese architecture, 1963.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. Early period (660 B.C.-A.D. 540) -- III. The introduction of Buddhism. Asuka period (540-640) -- IV. Hakuho period (640-720) -- V. Tempyo period (720-780) -- VI. Heian period (780-1190) -- VII. Kamakura period (1190-1340) -- VIII. Muromachi period (1340-1570) -- IX. Momoyama period (1570-1616) -- X. Edo period (1616-1860) -- XI. The Shogun's reception of the emperor -- XII. Building regulations in the Tokugawa period -- XII. Shoji, Fusuma, and ceilings -- XIV. Privy and bathroom -- XV. The kitchen -- XVI. The architect -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Plates -- Index.

A. L. Sadler's invaluable study of Japanese architecture first appeared in 1941. Considered a classic in its field, unequaled in clarity and insight, "Japanese Architecture: A Short History" is a lucid and uncomplicated introduction to this important aspect of Japanese culture. Beginning with the earliest evidences from prehistory and ending with the Edo period, when Japan attained stature as a modern state, "Japanese Architecture" is as relevant today as it was in 1941.