The Japanese House
Then and Now



Ichigaya Shuppanshā, Tokyo 1998

First bilingual edition ( Japanese – English ). Hardcover, white covered boards with title printed in red on spine under illustrated dust jacket.

140 pages with 130 black & white illustrations ( drawings, sketches, plans and maps ).
Hirai-Kiyosi ( the author, born in 1929 ) would like to draw the reader’s attention to the long architectural history which forms the backdrop to Japanese everyday life today.

At the end of the book: index & glossary ( 14 pages ) were designed to be accessible in either Japanese and English.
As far as possible all the architectural terms used in the original Japanese text have been introduced in the English text in romanised form.

18,5 X 24,8 cm

Condition : very good ( book and dust jacket ).

60 €

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