Edward Sylvester Morse Knihy

Autor, americký zoolog, spisovatel, kurátor a pokrokový vynálezce, tuto knihu poprvé vydal v roce 1886. Do Japonska přijel v době, kdy procházelo ranou etapou období Meidži. Země se tehdy vzdávala svých tradic a nadšeně přijímala vše západní. Morse cítil, že mnoho aspektů tradiční materiální kultury tak bude zapomenuto. Začal tedy zkoumat tradiční japonské domovy, strávil několik let návštěvami japonských domácností a pořizoval si detailní kresby jak exteriérů, tak interiérů. Do deníku si zaznamenával své objevy i rozhovory s místními obyvateli. Byl unesen tradičním japonským bydlením. Nejvíc jej uchvacovala prostá a uhlazená jednoduchost japonského domu a flexilibita, s níž se plocha interiéru mohla kdykoli zvětšit, a zejména jeho kontakt s přírodou. Kniha byla napsána v době těsně před tím, než tradiční japonská architektura začala mizet. Zdokumentování celé škály architektonických detailů a regionálních specifik architektury obydlí v předmoderním Japonsku je tak velmi cenným zdrojem jejího poznání – jedním z mála.

Edward S. Morse's Living Gastropods of New England is considered a classic scientific work on the nature of gastropods found in the area. The book details the author's observations on their lifestyles and ecology, coupled with high-quality illustrations.

Excerpt from First Book of Zoology The necessity of the pupils copying (however poorly) the figures, either upon the slate, or upon paper, cannot be too strongly urged. From his own experience, the author has learned that a specimen or figure may oftentimes be carefully studied, and yet only an imperfect idea be formed of it; but, when it had been once copied, the new points gained repaid all the trouble spent in the task. It makes but little difference whether the pupil is proficient in drawing or not; it should be strenuously insisted upon by the teacher that the pupils copy, as far as possible, the figures contained in each lesson. To collect in the field, to make a cabinet, and then to examine and study the specimens collected, are the three stages that naturalists, with few exceptions, have passed through in their boyhood. If one recalls the way in which boys first manifest their taste for such studies, he will remember that first a few examples were brought together; a collection was made. It may have been birds'-eggs, insects, or shells; then little boxes, a case of drawers, or shelves, were secured to hold their treasures.

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