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Japanese Gardens: Design and Meaning First Edition

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This book contains wonderfully accurate and detailed plans and cross sections of the eleven gardens it discusses, and includes sections on Chinese and indigenous sources and influences, as well as principles of design and construction.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0070078254
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0070078253
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    McGraw-Hill
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 1981
  6. Language
    English
  7. Print length
    214 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill; First Edition (January 1, 1981)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0070078254
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0070078253
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Bernardo Riquelme O.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best material
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2009
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I think that the content of this book can give valuables tools for a professional job over japanese gardens.
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jeff riechel
3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was after
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014
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No color photographs for one disappointment. For another, I was looking for an analysis of general principles with instantiations from actual gardens that I could use in my own yard. Rather, you get overhead schematics of historical gardens, an few poor B&W photos, and the history of each garden. That's fine if you're studying historical gardens from a more academic perspective, but if you want help with your own garden, look elsewhere.
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Frederick, Cincinnati
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Writing, Excellent Plans and Sections - Poor Photographs
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2013
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This book provides a highly useful and readable introduction to the classical Japanese Gardens of Kyoto Japan. The discussion of Japanese culture, Chinese influences, and the techniques used to create these gardens is excellent. Eleven gardens are discussed in detail, with outstanding plans and sections of the gardens. I recommend the book for these plans and sections which are unavailable in any other book in English.

The black and white photographs vary in quality from excellent to poor. Many photographs are too small, and tend to be overly gray or too high in contast. There are 16 color photographs of good quality.
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