Morse edward professor (13 risultati)

Softcover. Condizione: Good. This work deals with every aspect of the traditional Japanese home, from its general plan and major structural features to such ceremonial and traditional appointments as the tatami mats (which actually determine the size of the house), lamps, hibachi (braziers), fusuma and shoji screens, candlesticks, pillows, and tokonoma (places where art objects or flowers are displayed). It covers details of both construction and architectural ornamentation, and it points out the many ways in which the traditional Japanese house achieved the almost ideal blend of art and nature, decoration, and stark simplicity that is its hallmark. It shows in detail such things as how natural irregularities (such as in logs) are used to advantage, how partitions change the shape of the interior, and how the garden with its bridges, lanterns, and natural forms (sometimes artfully wrought) complements the severity of the house itself. More than 300 drawings by the author illustrate the text.Morse was one of the first to try to see and understand a dwelling in terms of the culture and tradition of the people who live in it. As a result, this work, which for three generations has remained the most informative and exhaustive discussion in English of the Japanese home, is equally honored for its strikingly modern conception of architecture and, more particularly, of the Japanese home as a place where people live.Since this work was first published, many of the traditional features of the Japanese home have altered under the impact of Western ideas.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Beautiful large gilt hermit crab on the brown blind embossed decorated cloth. Stated second edition. Lacks the title page. Text begins with the Preface. 190 pages plus ten pages of ads. Featuring over 160 wood-cut engravings drawn by Morse himself. The front gutter is opening and although the first few pages are not detached they are insecure. Brown cloth. Marbled page edges. Leather spine covering is chipped and worn off in parts. wood-cut engravings drawn by Morse (illustratore).…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 210.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.