Abstract
This paper is one of a series of works in which we intend to clarify the process of establishment of Japanese architectural reference books in Edo-period. We can find thirteen documents of "Nihon-Banjyo-ki" type of architectural reference books. As a result of examining the differences of their composition and expression, we can classify them into four types (Type I-Type IV) and can think as follows; the original "Nihon-Banjyo-ki" seems to be the original one of these documents. Type II, Type III and Type IV come only from "Nihon-Banjyo-ki", but "Unjyo-ki" combines with "Nihon-Banjyo-ki" to make Type I.
