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(★)(´IN-0105´ es la version anterior de esta.)(First published in 1886, this classic review of the Japanese house and garden remains an authoritative description of the architecture of the traditional Japanese home as well as items of daily use. More than 300 detailed illustrations by the author provide accurate information on all aspects of domestic architecture, from types of houses, interiors of both ordinary and teahouse rooms, floor plans, roof detailing, and methods of structure and construction to garden design, decoration, tools, furniture, and fittings. From ancient, traditional house design to the origins of modern Japanese building, this comprehensive book reveals the important historical and cultural sources of Japanese architecture and design, making it a time-tested resource for generations of architects and landscape designers. An Introduction by David and Michiko Young places the book in its historical context and explains the continuing relevance and popularity of the book to Japanese and foreigners alike. ◆Edward Sylvester Morse (1838-1925), American zoologist, academic, author, museum curator, and imaginative inventor was born in Portland, Maine, the son of a Christian preacher. After an early start as a mechanical draftsman, he embarked on an academic career in zoology, attracting the attention of Charles Darwin for his discovery that brachiopods are worms rather than mollusks. A visit to Japan in 1877 in search of coastal brachiopods led to an appointment at the newly opened Tokyo Imperial University, where he taught zoology and biology. he opened the study of archaeology and anthropology in Japan with his discovery of the Omori Shell Mounds near Tokyo, and his research on material culture. While in Japan, he authored ´Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings´, illustrated with his own line drawings, and assembled a collection of over 5,000 pieces of Japanese pottery. He also helped develop the Japanese Imperial Museum. On his return to the US in 1880, he took up his life´s work as director of the prestigious Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, and as Keeper of Pottery at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Towards the end of his long career, he was awarded the Second Degree Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government.) |
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