02104nam a2200325Ia 4500 ebr10132939 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 021126s2005 enkaf sb 001 0 eng d 2005275604 GBA3X2687 bnb 1860647405 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560177769 SB470.7 .M38 2005eb McIntosh, Christopher, 1943- Gardens of the gods [electronic resource] : myth, magic and meaning / Christopher McIntosh. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. xviii, 203 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Gardens Design. Gardens Symbolic aspects. Gardens Mythology. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132939 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 182548 182548