Jonathan,

There is no English book by that title, "Compilation of Shrine and Temple Construction Diagrams", as far as I'm aware of - though in Japanese there are books with titles that would translate as something quite close to that.

How's your Japanese reading ability, by the way? Though these books contain lots of diagrams, the text often has important details to add, including what NOT to do. There are numerous styles of torii, some appropriate for certain contexts and not others.

There are several books with sections giving proportions of torii, however only a little info on the joinery. I have this sort of information, and...

...I would be interested to know WHY you are wanting to learn the joinery for a torii - do you intend to build one? If so, for what application?

~Chris

Last edited by Chris Hall; 08/14/09 03:03 AM.

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