Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms Format:Hardcover California Romantica features the most

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Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms Format:Hardcover California Romantica features the mostThick thatched roofs and rough mud plaster walls. Intricate carved wood transoms and precisely woven tatami matseach element of traditional Japanese architecture tells a story. In Traditional Japanese Architecture author Mira Locher explores how each of these stories encompasses the particular development construction function and symbolism inherent in historic architectural elements. From roofs walls and floors to door pulls and kettle hangers