01193nam a2200229Ia 4500 CTU_220261 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 18.79 728.810952 M679 Mitchelhill, Jennifer Castles of the Samurai : Power and beauty Jennifer Mitchelhill ; photography by David Green Tokyo, Japan Kodansha International 2003 The book is divided into four parts. The first deals with the question of who built these castles and why, taking a incisive look at Japanese history and the internecine fighting between samurai clans. The second part takes up the castle as a fortress - the importance of its location, its layout, stone walls and moats, towers, gates, shooting holes, and stone drops. The third part considers the beauty of the castle as a symbol, explaining not only the intricate craftsmanship seen in structural detail but also the aesthetics of the samurai class itself. Lâu đài,Castles Nhật Bản,Japan Hải Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ