Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms Format:Hardcover ISBN-10: 8891820431

ISBN-10: 8891820431

An invaluable primary source illustrated for anyone engaged in the study authentication or restoration of antique homes or furnishings this period catalog will also be of special value to architectural and social historians Americana enthusiasts and general readers

ISBN-10: 9780847861538

California Romantica features the most important yet rarely seen residential exemplars of the California Mission and Spanish Colonial styles by such noted architects as George Washington Smith Wallace Neff Richard Requa Lilian Rice and Paul R

Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms Format:Hardcover ISBN-10: 8891820431Thick thatched roofs and rough mud plaster walls. Intricate carved wood transoms and precisely woven tatami matseach element of traditional Japanese architecture tells a story. In Traditional Japanese Architecture author Mira Locher explores how each of these stories encompasses the particular development construction function and symbolism inherent in historic architectural elements. From roofs walls and floors to door pulls and kettle hangers