Published by Dover Publications, 1961
ISBN 10: 0486207463 ISBN 13: 9780486207469
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. This work deals with every aspect of the traditional Japanese home, from its general plan and major structural features to such ceremonial and traditional appointments as the tatami mats (which actually determine the size of the house), lamps, hibachi (braziers), fusuma and shoji screens, candlesticks, pillows, and tokonoma (places where art objects or flowers are displayed). It covers details of both construction and architectural ornamentation, and it points out the many ways in which the traditional Japanese house achieved the almost ideal blend of art and nature, decoration, and stark simplicity that is its hallmark. It shows in detail such things as how natural irregularities (such as in logs) are used to advantage, how partitions change the shape of the interior, and how the garden with its bridges, lanterns, and natural forms (sometimes artfully wrought) complements the severity of the house itself. More than 300 drawings by the author illustrate the text.Morse was one of the first to try to see and understand a dwelling in terms of the culture and tradition of the people who live in it. As a result, this work, which for three generations has remained the most informative and exhaustive discussion in English of the Japanese home, is equally honored for its strikingly modern conception of architecture and, more particularly, of the Japanese home as a place where people live.Since this work was first published, many of the traditional features of the Japanese home have altered under the impact of Western ideas.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2014
ISBN 10: 1498191614 ISBN 13: 9781498191616
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: New.
Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 1163602515 ISBN 13: 9781163602515
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2024
ISBN 10: 0548311005 ISBN 13: 9780548311004
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! This item is printed on demand.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2014
ISBN 10: 1498191614 ISBN 13: 9781498191616
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 1163681822 ISBN 13: 9781163681824
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Published by D. Appleton and Company,, 1879
Seller: ALEXANDER POPE, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. line drawings by Edward Morse (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Beautiful large gilt hermit crab on the brown blind embossed decorated cloth.Stated second edition.190 pages plus ten pages of ads The front gutter is opening and although the first few pages are not detached they are insecure. Brown cloth. Marbled page edges, top edge age-darkened. Leather spine covering is chipped and worn off in parts.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2014
ISBN 10: 1498146112 ISBN 13: 9781498146111
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 1163681822 ISBN 13: 9781163681824
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2014
ISBN 10: 1498146112 ISBN 13: 9781498146111
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.