Katsura : imperial villa / Arata Isozaki ... [and others] ; edited by Virginia Ponciroli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Isozaki, Arata

Ponciroli, Virginia.

Standardized Title:

Katsura. English.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Katsura Rikyū (Kyoto, Japan).

Architecture--Japan--History--Edo period, 1600-1868.

Architecture.

Japan.

History.

Buildings--Japan--Kyoto.

Buildings.

Japan--Kyoto.

Physical Description:

396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Phaidon Press, 2011.

Summary:

This is a paperbound reprint of the English edition of the work published in 2005 (Electa Architecture). Special permission is required to enter the Katsura Villa at Kyoto, a 17th-century palace that is rigorously protected as a national treasure of Japanese architecture. As stated in the front matter: "The delicate, pristine fascination of this complex is owing in part to the fact that no visitors are allowed and so...the curious can only catch a fleeting glimpse of it and for the rest must rely on their imagination." This volume comprises three sections: an essay on the villa's history (by Japanese scholar Arata Isozaki); photographs of the complex by Yoshiharu Matumura); and essays on Japanese architecture and interpretations of the villa, by Bruno Taut, Walter Gropius, and others. The volume measures 10x11". Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

"First published in English in 2005 by Electa Architecture"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 396).

ISBN:

0714862541

9780714862545

OCLC:

755082349

Publisher Number:

99948209887

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