TY  - BOOK
AU  - McIntosh,Christopher
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Gardens of the gods: myth, magic and meaning 
AV  - SB470.7 .M38 2005eb
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, New York, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris, In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Gardens
KW  - Design
KW  - Symbolic aspects
KW  - Mythology
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
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ER  -