Buyeo, Korea: Buyeo National Museum, 2010. Hardcover. Black paper over boards with color illus.; 423 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Text mostly in Korean, with some caption information provided in English; Accompanied an exhibition at the Buyeo National Museum; Extensive text; Heavy. More about Baekje Roof-tile: The Breath of History of 700 Years
Tokyo: The Otsuka Kogeisha, 1932. Published between 1932 and 1935. Hardcover. All volumes: 11x14 inches, natural linen/boards. Silver-grey embossed Buddhist design on cover; Japanese lettering on spine. Top edges gilt. The primary volume about each temple contains a map of the temple area. All plates in Vols. 1-27 are b/w... More about Catalogue of Art Treasures of Ten Great Temples of Nara, with Supplemental Volumes (30 Volumes Total
Hardcover. Green library buckram. Approx 59 bw plates. Preforatory material in Japanese with Japanese and English descriptions on tissue guards. Copyright and publisher information in Japanese. Includes photographs of gardens at temples including Rokuon-ji, Jisho-ji, Hongan-ji, Hoshun-in, Tenryu-ji, Saiho-ji, Ryoan-ji, Seiren-in, Shuon-an, Myochi-in, Shin-nyo-in, Taizo-in, Enryo-in, Sanbo-in, Koho-an, Konchi-in, Reito-in... More about Historical Gardens in Kyoto [perhaps subtitled Historic Glimpses of Stone Works], One volume
Academy Editions / St. Martin's Press, 1992. Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt letters on spine, 311 pp., BW and color illus. and drawings. Presents selected work of Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007). Highly illustrated. Uncommon. More about Kisho Kurokawa: From Metabolism to Symbiosis
no date. Softbound. Folder with 2 postcards, one sheet of text in Japanese and English, and 8 large color photographs. Cover title is spelled piuctres, not pictures. More about Selected Pictres Ryoanji Temple
Philadelphia: The Japanese House, n.d. Softcover. Tri-fold pamphlet. Black covers with white lettering and BW illustration. 6 total BW photographs. "Shofu-so (Pine Breeze Villa) is one of the most notable and unusual attractions in Philadelphia. This authentic re-creation of a 16th to 17th century shoin-zukuri (desk style) house is located... More about Shofu-so: The Japanese House and Garden
Stockholm, Sweden: Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1958. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 87 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and figures. Text in Swedish; Accompanied a 1958 exhibition featuring Le Corbusier's architecture, paintings, and other works; Includes an essay by the artist himself, as well as biographical information. More about Le Corbusier: Arkitektur, Malningar, Skulpturer, Gobelanger, Teckningar
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 1997. Hardcover. Forest green cloth boards with yellow stamped lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. vii, 119 pp. Color illustrations. Maps. "This volume explores the transformations that shape the physical environment in South Asia. The nature of architecture and city form is established as an expression... More about Contemporary Architecture and City Form: The South Asian Paradigm
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1956. Grey cloth with tattered dj inside a broadart cover. v, (1), 72 pp; 4 plates (1 folding). More about The Existence of Intangible Content in Architectonic Form, Based Upon The Practicality of...
Bombay: Marg Publications, 1969. Paperback. White and BW-illustrated wraps; white spine with red lettering. 35 + [29] pp. 2 color + many BW + a handful of red duotone plates and illustrations, 1 fold-out. A March 1969 publication of Marg: A Magazine of the Arts, Volume XXII Number 2. A.... More about Bhitargaon
Lahore, Pakistan: Ferozsons (PVT), Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. Tan cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 76 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color photos and a bw map. Contains 29 sites of outstanding architecture in Karachi, including churches, markets, museums, schools, commercial buildings, and more; Errata sheet tipped in. More about Karachi: Edge of Empire: Jewels and Gems of Raj Architecture
Paris: Librarie Renouard, H. Laurens, Editeur, 1912. Hardbound. Gray cloth boards with red and dark green lettering and designs, [iv] 543pp, 337 BW figures. Text in French. Detailed book on Oriental architecture from Medieval times to Moden (roughly 1900). More about Manuels D'Histoire de L'Art: L'Architecture: L'Orient Medieval at Moderne
Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1990. Hardbound. Brown cloth with gold lettering; illus. dj with white lettering; 221 pp. numerous color illustrations and architectural drawings. Text in English; with more than 40 buildings featured, including essays, several photos and plans for each. Includes a map of India; with a discussion... More about Contemporary Indian Architecture: After the Masters
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. Hardcover. Black cloth. White & BW-illustrated dust jacket, blue lettering. 192 pp. Many BW illustrations. Text is in German and English. Divides the topic into three groups: "the religious and secular building in Hangchow, the Imperial Palace and Summer Garden in Peking... More about Chinesische Pavillon Architektur: Qualitat, Gestalt, Gefuge am Beispiel China = Chinese Pavilion...
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2013. Hardcover. Black and color-photographic boards with white lettering, matching dust jacket. 140 pp. Mainly color illustrations and maps. The contributions by archaeologists, art historians, historians and scholars of religion trace the cultural and religious phenomena associated with the development of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave sites... More about Living Rock: Buddhist, Hindu and Jain Cave Temples in the Western Deccan
Mumbai: Marg, 1987. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with brown lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. xii, 204 pp. Mainly BW illustrations. "Selected papers from the International Symposium on Fatehpur-Sikri held on October 17-19, 1985, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts and sponsored by the Aga Khan Program for Islamic... More about Fatehpur-Sikri
London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1995. 1997, 2000. Reprinted in paperback, 1997, 2000. Softcover. Tan wraps, French flaps, 524 pp., profusely illus., mostly in BW; weighs 4 lbs. Considers the life and work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando (b. 1941). Examines in detail more than 100 of his buildings and projects;... More about Tadao Ando: Complete Works [1969-1994
Boston: Bates and Gild, 1898. Hardbound. 3/4 red cloth portfolio with three cloth ties. More about English Country Churches, One Hundred Views Selected by Ralph Adams Cram, Architect
New York, New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1905. Hardcover. Maroon cloth over boards, with gilt titling and decoration; Top edges gilt; 227 pp.; 52 bw plates. A compilation of 10 papers the author wrote about temples and shrines, temple gardens, domestic interiors, sculpture, and more, five of which... More about Impressions of Japanese Architecture and the Allied Arts
New York: Rizzoli, 2007. Hardcover. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Red/yellow color-illus. dj with yellow lettering. Decorative end papers. 272 pp. with vivid color plates throughout. "Vivid colors, delicate stonework, and opulent décor are the trademarks of the palaces, forts, and mansions of India’s maharajas. With their vast..... More about India Sublime: Princely Palace Hotels of Rajasthan
Mumbai: The Marg Foundation, 2014. Hardcover. Gray and color-illustrated paper on boards, white spine with black lettering. Matching dust jacket. 144 pp. Numerous illustrations, mostly color. Volume 66, No. 1, published September 2014. Photographs by Surendra Kumar. More about Rayalaseema, the Royal Realm: Architecture and Art of Southern Andhra Pradesh
Boston: Heliotype Printing Co. (Photo Printers), 1885. Hardbound. Folio of 25 duotone photographs, a preface, and a list of plates, tied together with light string, placed in a cardboard folio with green cloth spine. Photographs are of homes in India, with several close-up shots of decorative lattice-work and other ornamental... More about Indian Domestic Architecture
Boston: Heliotype Printing Co. (Photo Printers), 1885. Hardbound. 25 duotone photographs, a preface, and a list of plates, tied together with light string, placed in a cardboard folio with green cloth spine. Photographs are of homes in India, with several close-up shots of decorative lattice-work and other ornamental design. Included... More about Indian Domestic Architecture
Boston: Heliotype Printing Co. (Photo Printers), 1885. Hardbound. 25 duotone photographs, an introduction, and a list of plates, along with title page and copyright. Un-bound, covered with two separated cardboard covers formerly bound with red cloth spine, of which torn remnants remain. Oversized. Photographs are of homes in India, with... More about Indian Domestic Architecture
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1972. Hardcover. Bright orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine.White and rust dust jacket, white spine with orangeish lettering. 240 pp. Approx 90 BW plates. Part of the Studies in Ancient Art and Archaeology series, with general editor Donald Strong. "Along the coastal reaches near Bombay... More about Early Buddhist Rock Temples: A Chronology
