Gardens of the Gods Myth Magic and Meaning 1st Edition by Christopher Mcintosh ISBN 0857712861 9780857712868
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ISBN 10: 0857712861
ISBN 13: 9780857712868
Author: Christopher Mcintosh
“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.
Table of contents:
1. The Symbolic Language of Gardens
2. Chinese and Japanese Gardens
3. The Islamic Garden and its Forebears
4. Pagan and Christian Motifs in European Gardens
5. The Renaissance Garden in Italy
6. Late Renaissance Gardens in Europe
7. Symbolism in Baroque and Rococo Gardens
8. Symbolism and Allegory in Gardens of the Eighteenth Century
9. The Present Age
10. Connecting with Nature
11. Creating a Garden of Meaning
12. Appendix – Some Plants and their Associations
13. Notes
14. General Bibliography
15. Index
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