The genius of Japanese carpentry : secrets of an ancient woodcraft / Azby Brown ; with new foreword by Mira Locher.
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TextPublisher: North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, [2021]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Revised editionDescription: 160 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9784805316689; 9784805312766Subject(s): Yakushiji (Nara-shi, Japan) | Carpentry -- Japan | Buddhist temples -- Japan | Buddhist temples -- Design and constructionDDC classification: 694.0952 Summary: Over a thousand years ago in Nara, Japan, anonymous carpenters erected a number of temples and pagodas for a newly founded Buddhist monastery known as Yakushiji. Not only is one of those pagodas still standing today, but also surviving are the dedication to quality and the technical skill of its builders as seen in the work of modern-day craftsmen. The Genius of Japanese Carpentry focuses on such practicing carpenters, who combine in their work the timeless past and the living present.
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Over a thousand years ago in Nara, Japan, anonymous carpenters erected a number of temples and pagodas for a newly founded Buddhist monastery known as Yakushiji. Not only is one of those pagodas still standing today, but also surviving are the dedication to quality and the technical skill of its builders as seen in the work of modern-day craftsmen. The Genius of Japanese Carpentry focuses on such practicing carpenters, who combine in their work the timeless past and the living present.
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