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= Japanese Gardens in the Heian Period =

= Resources =

Japan (Asia in Focus) Japanese culture Sources of the Japanese tradition Japanese aesthetics and culture Japan: its history and culture Historical dictionary of Japan to 1945 Tea of the sages: the art of sencha The Japanese way of tea : from its origins in China to Sen Rikyū / Sen Sōshitsu XV Sugawara no Michizane and the early Heian court
 * General E-Books:**


 * General:**
 * ~ Title ||~ Call Number ||~ Location ||
 * The Cambridge encyclopedia of Japan || DS 805 .C36 1993 ||= Reference ||
 * Japan : an illustrated encyclopedia || DS 805 .J263 1993 ||= Reference ||
 * Kodansha encyclopedia of Japan (see v.3 & v.9) || DS 805 .K633 1983 v.3 ||= Reference ||
 * Japanese culture || DS 821 .V36 2000 ||= Reference ||
 * The Cambridge history of Japan : volume 2, Heian Japan || DS 835 .C36 1988 v.2 ||= Second Floor ||
 * A concise history of Japan || DS 835 .W333 2015 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Kyoto : a cultural history || DS 897 .K857 D68 2006 _ ||= Second Floor ||


 * Art, Architecture and Landscape Design**:
 * ~ Title ||~ Call Number ||~ Location ||
 * Japanese temples: sculpture, paintings, gardens and architecture || N 7350 .K44 1964 ||= Second Floor ||
 * History of Japanese art || N 7350 .M26 1993 ||= Second Floor ||
 * The arts of Japan : ancient and medieval || N 7350 .N63913 1978 v.1 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Japanese art || N 7350 .S7 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Buddhist art and architecture || N 8193 .A4 F57 1993 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Heian temples : Byodo-in and Chuson-ji || N 8193.3 .P8 F8413 1976 _ ||= Second Floor ||
 * The Japanese arts and self-cultivation || NX 584 .C36 2008 ||= Second Floor ||
 * The ocean in the sand : Japan, from landscape to garden || SB 458 .H64 1978 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Landscape design : a cultural and architectural history || SB 470.5 .R64 2001 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Landscape gardening in Japan || SB 477 .J2 C6 1964 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Sakuteiki, visions of the Japanese garden || SB 458 .T334 2008 ||= Second Floor ||
 * Art of the Japanese garden || N/A ||= OhioLINK ||


 * Religion:**
 * ~ Title ||~ Call Number ||~ Location ||
 * Encyclopedia of Buddhism || BQ 128 .E62 2004 __ ||= Reference ||


 * Additional Resources**:
 * View our Kyoto, Japan Wiki and PDF of Library Materials for additional resources and search tips!

= Search Tips =
 * Remember to look at the **INDEX** - usually found at the back of a book - for your keywords and where to find them in the text! (i.e. **HEIAN** or **GARDEN**)
 * Suggested Subject Headings for Catalog Searching:
 * Heian period
 * Japan -- History
 * Kyoto (Japan)
 * Art, Japanese

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