Bibliograph

Japanese gardens, an illustrated guide to their design and history, Josiah Conder ; with the supplement of forty plates & a new preface by Clay Lancaster

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Label

Japanese gardens, an illustrated guide to their design and history, Josiah Conder ; with the supplement of forty plates & a new preface by Clay Lancaster

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Japanese gardens

Oclc number

46777488

Responsibility statement

Josiah Conder ; with the supplement of forty plates & a new preface by Clay Lancaster

Sub title

an illustrated guide to their design and history

Summary

Classic study of gardening techniques and artistic principles involved. Includes analysis of five main garden types, plus important components: stones, lanterns, pagodas, ornamental water. Over 50 sketches, layouts, and diagrams, plus 37 full-page plates, many based on early woodcuts. Also, 40 annotated full-page photographic plates of famous examples of Japanese landscaping. -- Book Description

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