02102nam a2200325Ia 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095015001900112020001500131040002100146035002100167050002500188100003400213245009900247260012700346300004500473504006600518505077500584533015201359650002101511650003101532650002401563655002901587710001701616856012601633999001701759ebr10132939CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||021126s2005    enkaf   sb    001 0 eng d  z  2005275604  aGBA3X26872bnb  z1860647405  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)56017776914aSB470.7b.M38 2005eb1 aMcIntosh, Christopher,d1943-10aGardens of the godsh[electronic resource] :bmyth, magic and meaning /cChristopher McIntosh.  aLondon ;aNew York :bI.B. Tauris ;aNew York :bIn the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan,c2005.  axviii, 203 p., [16] p. of plates :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.0 aThe 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aGardensxDesign. 0aGardensxSymbolic aspects. 0aGardensxMythology. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132939zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c79190d79190