The genius of Japanese carpentry : the secrets of a craft / Azby Brown.
This new edition of this Azby Brown architecural classic contains a new preface by Brown, fully revised chapters, along 25% new photography and in color for the first time. An extraordinary and ambitious work of architectural reconstruction is underway in twenty-first century Nara. The Genius of Jap...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo, Japan :
Tuttle Publishing,
2013.
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; The Genius of Japanese Carpentry; Introduction to the First Edition; Chapter 1 Woodworking in Japan; Chapter 2 The Master Carpenter; Chapter 3 The Yakushiji Project; Chapter 4 Temple Design: The Sanzo
- in; Chapter 5 Selecting the Wood: Rules of Thumb; Chapter 6 Fabricating the Parts; Chapter 7 Secrets of Enduring Carpentry; Chapter 8 Tools; Chapter 9 Making a Joint; Chapter 10 Erection of the Picture Hall; Chapter 11 The Ridge Beam Ceremony; Further Reading; Index-Glossary; Back Cover.