Gardens of the gods: myth, magic and meaning
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Main Author: McIntosh, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London I.B. Tauris 2005
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195) and index
The symbolic language of gardens -- Balancing the forces of nature : Chinese and Japanese gardens -- A foretaste of paradise : the Islamic garden and its forebears -- Gardens of gods and garden of saints : pagan and Christian motifs in European gardens -- Ancient mysteries revived : the Renaissance garden in Italy -- Rosicrucian marvels and recreations of Eden : late Renaissance gardens in Europe -- Theatres of transformation : symbolism in Baroque and Rococo gardens -- Visions of a new Elysium : symbolism and allegory in gardens of the eighteenth century -- The symbol-strewn landscape : initiatic themes in European gardens of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries -- The present age -- Connecting with nature -- Creating a garden of meaning
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 203 pages, [16] pages of plates)
ISBN:1282528424
1417582456
1860647405
9781282528420
9781417582457
9781860647406

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