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東京府庁（1894年）、日本勧業銀行（1899年）、横浜正金銀行本店（1904年、重要文化財）、日本橋（1911）といった著名な建築を手掛けるなど明治期を代表する建築家の一人として知られる妻木頼黄（つまきよりなか：1859－1916）の死亡後に、所蔵していた図面類と図書類が建築学会に寄贈された。図書は、全体で70件を数える。その中には『増補 大匠雛形 一～六』や『立川流匠家矩術 倭絵様集一～十』、あるいは、『民家図集一～十二』といった伝統的な雛形や伝統民家の図集なども含まれており、アメリカのコーネル大学やドイツに留学して建築を学んだ国際派の建築家が、こうした伝統建築に関する書物を大切にしていた様子が窺え極めて興味深い。また、『日本橋記念誌』や『広島仮議院建築書類』（8件）、さらには『東大寺佛殿明治大修理』関連史料など、妻木自身が手掛けた建築関係図書も含まれており、妻木研究にとってはいずれも基本的かつ重要な資料といえる。
Tsumaki Collection
Yorinaka Tsumaki (1859-1916) was an architect representing the Meiji and the early Taisho Eras whose works include the construction of the Tokyo municipal government building (1894), Nippon Kangyo Bank (1899), the head office of Yokohama Specie Bank (1904, important cultural property), Nihonbashi Bridge, etc. His collection donated to AIJ at his demise is comprised of architectural books and drawings. The collection contains more than 70 items of books including those on traditional patterns and drawings of folk dwellings, such as An Augmented Edition of Ootakumi Hinagata (Vols. 1-6), Tatekawa School Stereotomy in Yamato-e Style (Vols. 1-10) and Drawings of Folk Dwellings (Vols. 1-12). These books suggests that a Japanese architect who studied architecture in the United States were interested in Japanese architectural tradition. This collection also includes books on structures he worked on, such as Commemorative Record of the Nihonbashi Bridge, Documents on the Hiroshima Temporary Parliament Building (8 items), and documents related to the major repair of the hall housing the Great Buddha in Todai Temple in the Meiji Era. This collection covering wide variety of architecture is indispensable in studying him and his works.
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