Engineering method - Kouteisahou (English name)

Japanese: 工程做法 - こうていさほう（英語表記）Gōng chéng zuò fǎ

An official architectural technique book compiled in 1731 (the 9th year of the Yongzheng era) by the Ministry of Works of the Qing Dynasty in China, and distributed in 1734. It consists of 74 volumes. It details the construction methods (techniques), costs (estimates of materials used), and labor costs (estimates of labor hours) for each of the following construction works: Ogi (mainly wooden structure), decoration (joint work), stone/tile/ticket construction (arches), and earthwork. For Ogi, proportional dimensions such as 1 to 11 are used, with the width of the dokoguchi (bracket) as the standard dimension. It is similar to the "Construction Methods," but the detailed techniques are noticeably simplified and standardized as much as possible. [Tanaka Tan]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，清朝の工部が1731年(雍正9)に編纂，34年に頒行した官撰建築技術書。全74巻。大木(主体木構造)，装修(造作)，石･瓦･発券做法(アーチ)，土の各工事について，それぞれ做法(技法)，用料(用材積算)，用工(工数積算)を詳述。大木では斗口(肘木（ひじき）)の幅を基準寸法とする1～11等の比例寸法を用いる。《営造法式》と類似するが，細部の技法には極力簡略化，規格化がめだつ。【田中淡】

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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