Gardens of the gods (Record no. 79190)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02102nam a2200325Ia 4500 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | McIntosh, Christopher, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gardens of the gods |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | I.B. Tauris ; |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Year of publication | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xviii, 203 p., [16] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Gardens |
| Topical Term | Gardens |
| Topical Term | Gardens |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132939 |
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