The Traditional Architecture of Indonesia

Authors Barry Dawson, John Gillow. Thames and Hudson, London 1994. Hard cover 233 x 28 cm. 244 pages. Numerous illustrations color and black and white.

Traditional architecture, which has evolved in harmony with the natural environment and the rhythms of a daily life. Walls, window frames, posts and pillars are often beautifully carved and painted with images of guardian spirits and ancestors, animal and human figures, spirals, and floral and geometric patterning.