An anecdotal, illustrated history of the city. Organized chronologically, the book covers Kyoto's emperors, shoguns and samurai, merchants and artists during its long reign as royal court and Shogunate from 794 to the end of the Edo period in 1868. With 20 color and 19 black-and-white illustrations. Part of the Images of Asia series by Oxford University Press.  (JPN167, $18.95)