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LEADER: 02366cam a22003377a 4500
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050 00 $aSB458$b.M358 2009
082 04 $a712/.60952$222
100 1 $aMansfield, Stephen.
245 10 $aJapanese stone gardens :$borigins, meaning, form /$cStephen Mansfield ; foreword by Donald Richie.
260 $aNorth Clarendon, Vt. :$bTuttle Pub.,$cc2009.
300 $a160 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.), map ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 157) and index.
520 $aThe text, complemented by abundant imagery, reveals the hidden order of stone gardens, heightening the enthusiast's awareness and appreciation of how they were constructed, and why. Fifteen gardens are featured in this book, some well-known, such as the famous temple gardens of Kyoto, others less so, among them gardens spread through the south of Honshu island and the southern islands of Shikoku and Kyushu and in faraway Okinawa--$cSource other than Library of Cngress.
505 0 $aPt. 1 : Introduction to the Japanese stone garden -- The ancient world of Japanese gardens -- Gardens of the higher self -- Japanese garden aesthetics -- Japanese garden design elements -- Modern Japanese stone gardens -- Pt. 2 : Japan's exquisite stone gardens -- Visiting Japan's gardens -- Ryoan-ji -- Nanzen-ji -- Ryogen-in -- Funda-in -- Tofuku-ji -- Matsuo Taisha Shrine -- Shoden-ji -- Kishiwada Castle -- Raikyu-ji -- Adachi Museum -- Senshukaku Pavalion -- Joei-ji -- Chiran gardens -- Canadian Embassy -- Miyara Dunchi.
650 0 $aRock gardens, Japanese.
650 0 $aGardens$xReligious aspects.
700 1 $aRichie, Donald,$d1924-2013.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1215/2011279075-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1215/2011279075-d.html