The building of Horyu-ji : the technique and wood that made it possible

The building of Horyu-ji : the technique and wood that made it possible / Tsunekazu Nishioka and Jiro Kohara ; translated by Michael Brase.

Author/creator	Nishioka, Tsunekazu, 1908-1995 author.
Other author/creator	Kohara, Jirō, 1916-2016 author.
Other author/creator	Brase, Michael translator.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, [2016]
Copyright Notice	©2016
Description	x, 222 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)	Hōryūji (Ikaruga-chō, Nara-ken, Japan) Building, Wooden--Japan. Wood. Architecture, Japanese.

Uniform title	Hōryūji o sasaeta ki. English
Portion of title	Horyu-ji : the technique and wood that made it possible
Variant title	colophon title : (Eibunban) Hōryūji o sasaeta ki
Series	Japan Library Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan) ^A1287377
Contents	The Asuka period and wood -- The appeal of trees -- Rich in wood, poor in trees -- Wood is alive -- Hinoki and the Japanese people -- The transportation of wood in ancient times -- Thoughts on Hinoki.
General note	"Originally published in Japanese language, under the title of 'Hōryū-ji o sasaeta ki' by NHK Publishing, Inc. in 1978"--Title page verso.
Language	Text in English translated from the Japanese.
Translation of	Nishioka, Tsunekazu,1908-1995 Hōryūji o sasaeta ki. Tōkyō : Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kyōkai, Shōwa 53 [1978]. NHK bukkusu ; 318
ISBN	9784916055590 (hbk.)
ISBN	4916055594 (hbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	TH1101 .N4716 2016	✔ Available	Place Hold