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Gardens of the Gods: Myth, Magic and Meaning

By Christopher McIntosh

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2005
ISBN
1860647405, 9781860647406
LCC
SB470.7 .M38 2005
Open Library ID
OL22718374M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2561773 bytes)
Pages
222\222
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

«Gardens of the Gods» reveals the symbolic language of garden design, exploring the gardens of China, with their moon gates and immortal rocks, the Zen gardens of Japan, the paradise gardens of Islam, those of Renaissance Italy with their richly mythological imagery, the landscaped parks of England, the gardens of New Harmony in the US and some striking, modern examples of symbolic gardens, including the Tarot Garden of the sculptress Niki de Saint Phalle in Italy. This illustrated book also includes a chapter with suggestions for creating a «garden of meaning» and a selected catalogue of plants with symbolic or mythological associations. Based on ten years of research, travel and curiostiy, this text is also the result of a personal quest - to reveal the mystical codes written in the astonishing worlds of gardens worldwide.

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