Gardens of the gods myth, magic and meaning /
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| Materialtyp: | Elektronisk E-bok |
| Språk: | engelska |
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London ; New York : New York :
I.B. Tauris ; In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Länkar: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Innehållsförteckning:
- 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.