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The soul of a tree : a woodworker's reflections / George Nakashima ; introduction by George Wald.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Kodansha USA, 2011.Edition: 1st US edDescription: xxi, 221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781568363950
  • 1568363958
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 749.2/13 22
LOC classification:
  • NK9698.N353 A2 2011
Other classification:
  • Phi
  • Ph.01
Contents:
Part One: The Making of a Woodworker -- 1. Timberline -- 2. Paris -- 3. Tokyo -- 4. Pondicherry -- 5. New Hope -- Part Two: The Tree -- 6. The Pith Center -- 7. The Yaku Sugi and Other Trees -- 8. Timber -- 9. The Woods -- Part Three: The Making of an Object -- 10. New Life for the Noble Tree -- 11. A Thousand Skills, A Thousand Voices.
Summary: "In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us an intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strive to find the idea use for each plank in order to "create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty."'--Dust jacket.
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Books Books Stickley Museum Library (Non-Circulating) In Process NK9698.N353 A2 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SMCF25070005

Originally published in Japan in 1981 by Kondansha International.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211).

Part One: The Making of a Woodworker -- 1. Timberline -- 2. Paris -- 3. Tokyo -- 4. Pondicherry -- 5. New Hope -- Part Two: The Tree -- 6. The Pith Center -- 7. The Yaku Sugi and Other Trees -- 8. Timber -- 9. The Woods -- Part Three: The Making of an Object -- 10. New Life for the Noble Tree -- 11. A Thousand Skills, A Thousand Voices.

"In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us an intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strive to find the idea use for each plank in order to "create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty."'--Dust jacket.

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