A list of books I own that may also be of use to you. Let us put our books and minds together to create something fabulous! In the name of scholarship I give you: a table!
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Catagory | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adachi, Fumie | Japanese Design Motifs | Dover Publications, Inc. | 1972 | 0-486-22874-6 | Not Period Appropriate, Art | This book is problematic and I do not recommend buying this book as a period appropriate SCA resource. |
| Atkins, J.M., Dower, J.W., Morse, A. N., Sharif, F. A. | The Brittle Decade, Visualizing Japan in the 1930's | MFA Publications | 2012 | 978-0-87846-769-3 | Not Period Appropriate, Art | Does not fit into SCA time period. |
| Brown, Azby | The Genius of Japanese Carpentry, The Secrets of a Craft | Kodansha International | 1995 | 4-7700-1978-5 | Architecture | Still reading but goes into depth in the reconstruction effort of Yakushiji (05/2017) |
| Chang, Amos Ih Tiao | The Tao of Architecture | Princeton University Press | 1956 | 0-691-00330-0 | Architecture | Another saved book from my University Days. |
| Chu, Danny | Shojin Ryori, The Art of Japanese Vegetarian Cuisine | Marshall Cavendish Cuisine | 2014 | 978-9814516280 | Kindle: Food | I cannot wait to try some of these foods!!! |
| Coaldrake, William H. | The Way of the Carpenter, Tools and Japanese Architecture | Weatherhill | 1990 | 0-8348-0231-7 | Architecture | Still reading but looks to be a great book on carpentry and the tools therein. (05/2017) |
| Dalby, Liza Crihifield | Kimono, Fashioning Culture | University of Washington Press | 2001 | 0-295-98155-5 | Clothing | While I have not read the entire book, a very useful item to understand the color and layering of jūnihitoe. |
| Deal, William E. | Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan | Oxford University Press | 2006 | 978-0-19-533126-4 | History | Still Reading (02/2015) |
| Dower, John W. | The Elements of Japanese Design | Weatherhill | 1985 | 0-8348-0143-4 | Heraldry | Great for kamon knowledge and period appropriate designs. |
| Engel, Heino | Measure and Construction of the Japanese House | Charles E. Tuttle Co. | 1985 | 978-0804814928 | Kindle: Architecture | Still reading (05/2017) |
| Hanna, R. Wesley (eds.) | The Known World Handbook, Fourth Edition | Society of Creative Anachronism | 2010 | 978-0-615-36169-7 | Reference | |
| Kawasumi, Ken | The Encyclopedia of Sushi Rolls | Graph-Sha Ltd. | 2008 | 978-4-88996-076-1 | Not Period Appropriate, Food | More of a coffee table book than an SCA resource. |
| March, Michael | Guide to Japan | Highlights for Children | 1995 | 0-87534-911-0 | Reference | This is the book that started it all! You can blame this book for igniting my passion for all things Japanese. |
| Nishi, K., & Hozumi, K | What is Japanese Architecture, A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture | Kodansha /uSA | 2012 | 978-1-56836-412-4 | Architecture | A great book for breadth in architecture. Highly recommended. |
| Nostrand,Barbara | Name Construction in Mediæval Japan, Revised Edition | Potboiler Press | 2004 | 0-939329-02-6 | Reference | THE book for SCAdians looking to re-create appropriate Japanese names. |
| Shikibu, Murasaki | The World of the Shining Prince, Court Life in Ancient Japan | Vintage Books | 2013 | 978-0-345-80391 | Kindle: Period Writing | new |
| Shikibu, Murasaki | The Tale of Genji | Penguin Group | 2001 | 978-1-101-65-762-1 | Kindle: Period Writing | new |
| Shōnagon, Sei | The Pillow Book | Penguin Books | 2006 | 978-0-140-44806-I | Period Writing | Diary by Sei Shōnagon. |
| Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō | In Praise of Shadows | Leete's Island Books, Inc. | 1977 | 0-918172-02 | Architecture | One of the only books I kept after my University days. Love this book. |
| Turnbull, Stephen | Japanese Castles AD 250-1540 | Osprey Publishing | 2008 | 978-1846032530 | Kindle: Architecture | Still reading (05/2017) |
| Turnbull, Stephen | Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710-1062 | Osprey Publishing | 2012 | 978-1841768267 | Kindle: Architecture | Still reading (05/2017) |
| Vandervoort, Diana | Temari, How to make Japanese Thread Balls | Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd | 1992 | 0-87040-881-X | Craft | I have read through this multiple times, but have yet to start a project. |
| Vandervoort, Diana | Temari Adventures, Fun & Easy Japanese Thread & Quilt Balls | Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd | 1998 | 4-88996-038-4 | Craft | Have not read this one from head to toe and have yet to start one of the projects. |
| Various | Kokinshū, A Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern | Cheng & Tsui Company | 1996 | 978-0-88727-249-3 | Poetry | I reference this book nearly every season for the various Poetry I write. |
| 忠基, 八條 | 素晴らしい装束の世界―いまに生きる千年のファッション | 誠文堂新光社 | 2005 | 978-4416805442 | Clothing | I can't read Japanese, but damn is this book beautiful. |