Kojiro Ikegami,Barbara B. Stephan: Japanese Bookbinding
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A third-generation traditional bookbinder gives easy-to-follow instructions for making all the major, historically important styles of Japanese bindings as well as traditional book cases--the custom-made folding boxes that afford handsome protection for Japan's exquisite books.
The authoritative text, written by one of Japan's leading professional bookbinders, has been fully adapted for Western readers. Both American and Japanese suppliers of traditional tools and materials are provided and substitutes are recommended for items not readily available.
For centuries the West has admired Japanese books, but only now can we make them ourselves and take full advantage of their creative possibilities. Stunning and practical, these bindings are ideal for preserving calligraphy, letters, artwork, and poems, for adding a distinctive touch to limited-edition books, and for use as diaries or gifts.
\"Birds of East Africa\" is the first comprehensive field guide to this spectacular birding region - and one of the best to any region in the world. Covering all resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, this small and compact guide describes and illustrates a remarkable 1,388 species in convenient facing-page layout. Featuring 287 new color plates with 3,400 images painstakingly rendered by three experienced artists, the guide illustrates all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are range maps and concise accounts describing identification, status, range, habits, and voice for each species. Introductory sections provide notes on how Japanese Bookbinding ebook pdf to use the species accounts, the nomenclature adopted, conservation issues, where to send records, and maps of protected and other important bird areas. Between them, Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe have more than 40 years\' experience leading bird tours and conducting conservation work in East Africa. The region shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, including many seriously threatened species with small and vulnerable ranges. The region\'s birds form a constantly colorful, noisy, and highly extroverted part of the landscape. The book is sure to become an indispensable guide for anyone interested in studying or conserving birds in East Africa, as well as the many visitors who simply want to enjoy the sheer beauty of its birds. First comprehensive field guide to the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, it covers 1,388 species, with 3,400 color images on 287 plates. It contains concise species accounts facing the plates describe appearance, status, range, habits, and voice. A color distribution map is given for each species. It includes information on habitats, protected areas, and conservation issues. This is the essential guide to the birds of this spectacular region. It provides: an overview of East African birds, East African environment; seasonality Plumage Species accounts; common alternative names; conservation and threatened species; and the local scene Glossary, references, and an index. Key features include: small and compact comprehensive species; all distinctive plumages and races; illustrated color plates; illustrations. All species ranges are mapped. Key protected and important bird areas are mapped.
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Author: Kojiro Ikegami,Barbara B. Stephan
Number of Pages: 96 pages
Published Date: 19 Jun 1986
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Publication Country: Boston, United States
Language: English, Japanese
ISBN: 9780834801967
Download Link: Click Here
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