Gardens of the gods : myth, magic and meaning /: myth, magic and meaning. (2005)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Gardens of the gods : myth, magic and meaning /: myth, magic and meaning. (2005)
- Main Title:
- Gardens of the gods : myth, magic and meaning
- Further Information:
- Note: Christopher McIntosh.
- Other Names:
- McIntosh, Christopher, 1943-
- Contents:
- 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.
- Publisher Details:
- London New York : I.B. Tauris In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2005
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 203 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations
- Subjects:
- 712.6
Gardens -- Design
Gardens -- Symbolic aspects
Gardens -- Mythology
GARDENING -- Garden Design
Gardens -- Design
Gardens -- Mythology
Gardens -- Symbolic aspects
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 1417582456
9781417582457
9781860647406
1860647405
1282528424
9781282528420
9780857712868
0857712861 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195) and index.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.413078
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