Gardens and Imagination Cultural History and Agency |
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| Editor:
| Conan, Michel |
| Author:
| Conan, Michel |
| Series title: | Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium Series in the History of Landscape Architecture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88402-335-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Publisher: | Dumbarton Oaks
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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From mirroring the true reality of God in Sufi Persia to the enjoyment of fictitious identities in Rome or present-day Granada, the ways of imagination in gardens are infinitely varied. This book explores how gardens could be imagined, and also how they could be used to trigger the imagination by very different cultures in Japan, China, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, Spain, and Israel.
From mirroring the true reality of God in Sufi Persia to the enjoyment of fictitious identities in Rome or present-day Granada, the ways of imagination in gardens are infinitely varied. This book explores how gardens could be imagined, and also how they could be used to trigger the imagination by very different cultures in Japan, China, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, Spain, and Israel.