RESEARCH ON THE PRACTICAL USE OF GARDEN GUIDEBOOKS AT THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF GARDENS

Abstract

This paper selects the Saga-style garden guidebooks and especially its ten existing copies preserved by the local temples in various places of Japan. Each copy usually has descriptions at the end about its content’s source, history of ownership and its transition and the related people. The comparison between the said information and the designs of constructed gardens shall provide the clues to clarify the actual situation of the practical use of garden guidebooks of the past.