Shoumei
Appearance
Shoumei (
The five volumes are composed of Monkishu (Kiwari for gates), Shakishu (Kiwari of Shrines), Doukishu (Kiwari of temples), Toukishu (Kiwari of Pagodas) and Den-okushu (Kiwari of residences).
The earliest known copy of the text, which is owned by the University of Tokyo, was published sometime between 1697 and 1727.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. "Jaanus / Shoumei
匠 明 " (in Japanese). Aisf.or.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
Further reading
[edit]- Coaldrake, William H. (1996). Architecture and Authority in Japan, Routledge, London. ISBN 978-0415057547
- Coaldrake, William H. (1990). The Way Of The Carpenter. Tools and Japanese Architecture, Weatherhill, Tokyo. ISBN 0-8348-0231-7