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Publisher: Kodansha International ISBN: 477001712X edition 1998 PDF 204 pages 133,4 mb

Gardens and their related architecture have always been designed in Japan, China, and Korea as a single, cohesive environment. The particular forms that these environments took over the centuries naturally reflect each country’s differing aesthetic principles, but were also governed by other concerns–from religious beliefs and social structure to simple spatial or climatic constraints. In his exploration of the history of garden design in the Far East, Toshiro Inaji offers a fascinating study of changing cultural and aesthetic values.

The Garden As Architecture: Form and Spirit in the Gardens of Japan, China, and Korea