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Gardens of the gods : myth, magic and meaning
- Title
- Gardens of the gods : myth, magic and meaning / Christopher McIntosh.
- Author
- McIntosh, Christopher, 1943-
- Publication
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
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Details
- Description
- xviii, 203 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 05-8719
- ISBN
- 1860647405
- LCCN
- 2005275604
- 9781860647406
- OCLC
- 52231652
- Author
- McIntosh, Christopher, 1943-
- Title
- Gardens of the gods : myth, magic and meaning / Christopher McIntosh.
- Imprint
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9781860647406
- Research Call Number
- JFE 05-8719