Japanese homes and their surroundings / by Edward S. Morse ; with illustrations by the author ; with a new introduction by Clay Lancaster.

Main entry:

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925, author, illustrator.

Title & Author:

Japanese homes and their surroundings / by Edward S. Morse ; with illustrations by the author ; with a new introduction by Clay Lancaster.

Publication:

New York, Dover Publications [1961]

Description:

372 pages illustrations 22 cm

Notes:
"Unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by Ticknor and Company in 1886."
"An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published by Ticknor and Company in 1886."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also issued online.

Summary:

In this book, the author spent more than 4 years visiting hundreds of Japanese homes and learning as much as possible about their construction, design, furnishings, and relative merits. It is the only authentic record of the traditional Japanese home (mats, lamps, screens, gardens, etc.), from its general plan to the smallest decorative detail. -- Publisher description.

Resources:
cover art
French equivalent / Équivalent français
Publisher description

ISBN:

0486207463 (paperback)
9780486207469 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Japan.
Interior decoration Japan.
Architecture domestique Japon.
Décoration intérieure Japon.
Architecture, Domestic
Interior decoration
Manners and customs
Architektur
Haus
Natürlicher Baustoff
Wohnungsbau
Interieurkunst.
Woningen.
Habitations Japon.
Logement Japon.
Japan Social life and customs 1868-1912.
Japan Social life and customs.
Japon Mœurs et coutumes.
Japon Mœurs et coutumes 1868-1912.
Japan
Japon Moeurs et coutumes.
ARCHITETTURA GIAPPONESE

Added entries:

Lancaster, Clay, writer of introduction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 35611
Call No.: ID:88-B6893
Status: Available

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