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Sakuteiki : visions of the Japanese garden : a modern translation of Japan's gardening classic / Jiro Takei & Marc P. Keane.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Takei, Jiro.
Keane, Marc P.
Standardized Title:
Sakuteiki.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gardens, Japanese.
Landscape architecture--Japan.
Landscape architecture.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Visions of the Japanese garden
Place of Publication:
Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., 2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Sakuteiki , or ""Records of Garden Making,"" was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening-or any kind of gardening-in the world. In this edition of the Sakuteiki the authors provide both an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening.
Contents:
CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Sakuteiki Visions of the Garden; LIFE IN THE HEIAN PERIOD; NATURE; GEOMANCY; BUDDHISM; TABOOS; Sakuteiki Color Plates; Sakuteiki Translation and Annotation; TRANSLATORS' NOTES; SAKUTEIKI; APPENDICES; GLOSSARY; PERSONAE; MEASUREMENTS; HEIAN PLANTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-283-13819-0
9786613138194
1-4629-0012-7
OCLC:
730151921

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