The Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Woodworking Craft
Autor Azby Brownen Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 ian 2014
The
Genius
of
Japanese
Carpentrytells
the
story
of
the
1200-year-old
Yakushiji
monastery
in
Nara
and
the
dedicated
modern-day
craftsmen
who
are
working
to
restore
what
has
been
lost
to
the
depredations
of
time,
fire
and
warfare.
Although
the
full
monastery
reconstruction
will
not
be
completed
until
2030,
one
of
the
primary
temples,
the
Picture
Hall,
has
been
wholly
restored
employing
the
same
woodworking
technology
used
to
create
the
original
building.
This new edition of an architectural classic is by Azby Brown—one of the world's leading experts on Japanese architecture. It contains a new preface and many new text materials and photographs—most of them now available in color for the first time. Azby Brown chronicles the painstaking restoration of the temple through extensive interviews with the carpenters and woodworkers along with original drawings based on the plans of master carpenter Tsunekazu Nishioka.
An inspiring testament to the dedication of these craftsmen and their philosophy of carpentry work as a form of personal fulfillment,The Genius of Japanese Carpentryoffers detailed documentation of this singular project and a moving reminder of the unique cultural continuity found in Japan.
This new edition of an architectural classic is by Azby Brown—one of the world's leading experts on Japanese architecture. It contains a new preface and many new text materials and photographs—most of them now available in color for the first time. Azby Brown chronicles the painstaking restoration of the temple through extensive interviews with the carpenters and woodworkers along with original drawings based on the plans of master carpenter Tsunekazu Nishioka.
An inspiring testament to the dedication of these craftsmen and their philosophy of carpentry work as a form of personal fulfillment,The Genius of Japanese Carpentryoffers detailed documentation of this singular project and a moving reminder of the unique cultural continuity found in Japan.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9784805312766
ISBN-10: 4805312769
Pagini: 160
Ilustrații: approx. 140 b&w, 67 color photos plus 83 drawings throughout
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 19 mm
Greutate: 1.07 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Colecția Tuttle Publishing
ISBN-10: 4805312769
Pagini: 160
Ilustrații: approx. 140 b&w, 67 color photos plus 83 drawings throughout
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 19 mm
Greutate: 1.07 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Colecția Tuttle Publishing
Recenzii
"My
main
impression
throughout
reading
this
book
has
been
one
of
head
shaking
and
disbelief,
and
sheer
amazement
at
the
ingenuity
of
Japanese
carpenters
current
and
old.
If
you
have
any
interest
in
carpentry,
timber
framing,
woodworking,
or
even
Japanese
history,
I
highly
recommend
this
book"
—The
Year
of
Mudblog
Notă biografică
Azby Brown is the director of KIT Future Design Institute in Tokyo. After studying architecture and sculpture at Yale College, Brown entered the Department of Architecture of the University of Tokyo under a grant from the Japanese Ministry of Education. After completing his Ph.D., he became an associate professor of architectural design at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology. He is the author of Just Enough, Small Spaces, The Japanese Dream House, and The Very Small Home. He lives in Tokyo.
Descriere
The Genius of Japanese Carpentry tells the story of the 1200-year-old Yakushiji monastery in Nara and the dedicated modern-day craftsmen who are working to restore what has been lost to the depredations of time, fire and warfare. Although the full monastery reconstruction will not be completed until 2030, one of the primary temples, the Picture Hall, has been wholly restored employing the same woodworking technology used to create the original building.
This new edition of an architectural classic is by Azby Brown—one of the world's leading experts on Japanese architecture. It contains a new preface and many new text materials and photographs—most of them now available in color for the first time. Azby Brown chronicles the painstaking restoration of the temple through extensive interviews with the carpenters and woodworkers along with original drawings based on the plans of master carpenter Tsunekazu Nishioka.
An inspiring testament to the dedication of these craftsmen and their philosophy of carpentry work as a form of personal fulfillment, The Genius of Japanese Carpentry offers detailed documentation of this singular project and a moving reminder of the unique cultural continuity found in Japan.
This new edition of an architectural classic is by Azby Brown—one of the world's leading experts on Japanese architecture. It contains a new preface and many new text materials and photographs—most of them now available in color for the first time. Azby Brown chronicles the painstaking restoration of the temple through extensive interviews with the carpenters and woodworkers along with original drawings based on the plans of master carpenter Tsunekazu Nishioka.
An inspiring testament to the dedication of these craftsmen and their philosophy of carpentry work as a form of personal fulfillment, The Genius of Japanese Carpentry offers detailed documentation of this singular project and a moving reminder of the unique cultural continuity found in Japan.