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A guide to the gardens of Kyoto / Marc Treib, Ron Herman.
LIBRA SB466.J32 K9287 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Treib, Marc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gardens--Japan--Kyoto--Guidebooks.
- Gardens.
- Gardens, Japanese--Japan--Kyoto--Guidebooks.
- Gardens, Japanese.
- Kyoto (Japan)--Guidebooks.
- Kyoto (Japan).
- Japan--Kyoto.
- Genre:
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 202 pages, 4 leaves of color plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha Int'l., 2003.
- Summary:
- Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the introductory essays are individual entries for more than fifty temple and palace gardens. The text is augmented by an excellent selection of photographs, historical prints, maps and color plates.
- Contents:
- The Japanese Garden and Its Cultural Context 3
- Making the Landscape of Kyoto 43
- Central District 55
- Daitoku-ji 57
- Daisen-in 61
- Koto-in 63
- Koho-an 64
- Daitoku-ji Hojo 66
- Shinju-an 68
- Ryogen-in 69
- Other Daitoku-ji gardens 69
- Ura Senke 70
- Omote Senke 71
- Kyoto Gosho (Imperial Palace) 72
- Sento Gosho 73
- Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle) 77
- Nishi Hongan-ji 80
- Northwest District 83
- Myoshin-ji 85
- Taizo-in 86
- Reiun-in 88
- Gyokuho-in 88
- Toji-in 89
- Ninna-ji 91
- Ryoan-ji 93
- Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion) 96
- Koetsu-ji 99
- Shoden-ji 100
- Southwest District 103
- Tenryu-ji 105
- Saiho-ji (The Moss Temple) 107
- Katsura Rikyu 110
- Yoshimine-dera 118
- Northeast District 121
- Anraku-ji 123
- Honen-in 124
- Ginkaku-ji (The Silver Pavilion) 127
- Shisen-do 131
- Manshu-in 134
- Shugaku-in Rikyu 135
- Renge-ji 142
- Entsu-ji 144
- Sanzen-in 146
- Jakko-in 148
- Southeast District 151
- Heian Jingu 153
- Murin-an 155
- Nanzen-ji 157
- Nanzen-ji Hojo 158
- Konchi-in 160
- Nanzen-in 162
- Shoren-in 163
- Kennin-ji 165
- Kiyomizu-dera 166
- Joju-in 168
- Chishaku-in 171
- Tofuku-ji 173
- Tofuku-ji Hojo 174
- Kaisan-do 176
- Funda-in 178
- Environs 181
- Jonangu 182
- Sambo-in 185
- Byodo-in 188
- Joruri-ji 190
- Plants Commonly Used in Japanese Gardens 197.
- Notes:
- Rev. and upd. ed. of: A guide to the gardens of Kyoto. Tokyo : Shufunotomo Co., 1980.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199) and index.
- ISBN:
- 4770029535
- OCLC:
- 54100566
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