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Réf.

42188

Type

chapter

Titre

Wood as a material for Japanese buildings

Langues

English

Auteurs

Ito, Nobuo

Lieu de publication

Rome

Pays de publication

Italy

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

1981

Pages

p. 391-402

Titre de la source

Nessun futuro senza passato. 6th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Atti

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 6th General Assembly: No Past, no Future

Lieu de conférence

Rome, Italy

Date de conférence

21-31 May 1981

Mots-clés

building materials / wood / wooden architecture / deterioration / conservation / building techniques / conservation of historic monuments / causes of deterioration

Résumé en anglais

Wood has been the most important material for Japanese buildings through the ages. Since ancient times, the timber of the Japanese cypress has been treasured as a material for building because of its various excellent characteristics. Besides, pine tree, Japanese cryptomeria, Japanese zelkova, Japanes chestnut, and western chinquapine have also been used. In old days, timbers were split with wedges, cut with saw, shaved roughly with adze and planed with the spear shaped chisel. After the 15th century, when the rip-saw and plane with stand were invented, the technique of producing building materials made a step forward.

Document joint

ro25.pdf

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