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035 _a(OCoLC)560177769
050 1 4 _aSB470.7
_b.M38 2005eb
100 1 _aMcIntosh, Christopher,
_d1943-
245 1 0 _aGardens of the gods
_h[electronic resource] :
_bmyth, magic and meaning /
_cChristopher McIntosh.
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bI.B. Tauris ;
_aNew York :
_bIn the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan,
_c2005.
300 _axviii, 203 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.
505 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2009.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aGardens
_xDesign.
650 0 _aGardens
_xSymbolic aspects.
650 0 _aGardens
_xMythology.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132939
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
999 _c79190
_d79190