Gardens of the gods : myth, magic and meaning /: myth, magic and meaning. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• 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.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: 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).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.