Ise: Prototype of Japanese Architecture
Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1965. Hardcover. White cloth; Gilt and orange lettering at spine; Red line illustration on front cover; 212 pp.; 2 gatefolds; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and line drawings. Bruno Taut ranks the Ise Shrine with the Parthenon in architectural importance. John Burchard, in his preface, characterizes..... More