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Japanese Landscapes : Where Land and Culture Merge / by Cotton Mather, P.P. Karan, and Shigeru Iijima.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mather, Cotton, 1918-1999.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscape architecture--Japan.
- Landscape architecture.
- Japan--Description and travel.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (113 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From the busy streets of Tokyo to the secluded shores of Kyushu, from the volcanoes of Hokkaido to the temples of Kyoto, the treasured landscapes of Japan are brought to life in this concise visual guide. Drawing upon years of observation, Cotton Mather, P.P. Karan, and Shigeru Iijima explore the complex interaction of culture, time, and space in the evolution of landscapes in Japan. The authors begin with a discussion of the landscape's general characteristics, including paucity of idle land, scarcity of level land, and its meticulous organization and immaculate nature. They then apply those
- Contents:
- COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. THE GENERAL LANDSCAPE; 2. PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS; Paucity of Idle Land; Scarcity of Level Land; Compactness; Meticulous Organization; Immaculateness; Interdigitation; Tiered Occupnce; 3. SECONDARY CHARACTERISTICS; Gardens with Sculptured Plants; Flowers along the Thoroughfares; Lack of Lawns; Dearth of Roadside Shoulders; Profusion of Aerial Utility Lines; Pervasive Vinyl Plant Covers; Walled Urban Areas with Gates; Sacred Spaces; Waning ofTraditional Architecture; 4. TOMORROW; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D
- EF; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-95) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780813184555
- 081318455X
- 9780813149844
- 0813149843
- 9780813170718
- 0813170710
- OCLC:
- 607090157
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