Gardens of the gods
McIntosh, Christopher, 1943-
Gardens of the gods myth, magic and meaning / [electronic resource] : Christopher McIntosh. - London ; New York : New York : I.B. Tauris ; In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xviii, 203 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA3X2687 bnb
Gardens--Design.
Gardens--Symbolic aspects.
Gardens--Mythology.
Electronic books.
SB470.7 / .M38 2005eb
Gardens of the gods myth, magic and meaning / [electronic resource] : Christopher McIntosh. - London ; New York : New York : I.B. Tauris ; In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xviii, 203 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA3X2687 bnb
Gardens--Design.
Gardens--Symbolic aspects.
Gardens--Mythology.
Electronic books.
SB470.7 / .M38 2005eb