Judy,
Have you seen the book, "Japan's Folk Architecture: Traditional Thatched
Farmhouses," by Chuji Kawashima (Kodansha International: 1986, 2000). It
includes photographs and drawings (sections and plans) of minka, with an
elevation, section and plan of the Yanohara house.
Joy Kestenbaum
Art & Architecture Librarian/Assistant Professor
Pratt Institute
(718) 636-3714
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 9:36 AM
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> Subject: architecture question on MINKA/yanohara
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>
> One of our students is doing a major project on
> Minka--traditional japanese
> farm houses. He is specifically looking for section drawings and
> elevation
> drawings for a specific type of Minka, the 'yanohara'.
>
> I've searched Avery and the Encyclopedia of vernacular
> architecture with no
> luck on getting info specifically on yanohara.
>
> Does anyone else have a suggestion on where this info might be found? It
> really sounds like a tough one.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Judy
>
> Judy Donovan
> Design Arts Librarian
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