The Japanese Garden: Gateway to the Human Spirit (Asian Thought and Culture, Vol. 56)

The Japanese Garden: Gateway to the Human Spirit (Asian Thought and Culture, Vol. 56)

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Book Description
Even in crowded metropolitan areas, Japan's temple precincts preserve not only architecture, but the garden traditions of earlier centuries as well. To step into a temple garden is, in effect, to tread the paths of Japanese aesthetic history. This time travel experience is not unlike venturing into a medieval church situated in a modern Western metropolis. The recognized religious traditions survive in the layout and rationale of Japan's gardens: Shinto, Buddhist, and Confucian. This book explores the distinct priorities and vocabularies of these traditions as expressed in the elements of garden design, historically tracing their shared features and their interactions at particular sites. Amply illustrated, it orients the reader to the different functions of gardens, such as whether they are to be looked at or walked in.

The Japanese Garden: Gateway to the Human Spirit (Asian Thought and Culture, Vol. 56),Seiko Goto,Peter Lang Publishing,0820463507,Architecture,Asia - General,Gardens,Gardens, Chinese,Gardens, Japanese,General,History - General,Landscape,Religious aspects

Book Contents:

1. The Kitchen Gardens at Heligan : Lost Gardening Principles Rediscovered
2. The Language of Landscape
3. The Naturalist's Garden, 3rd
4. The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants: A Cladistic Study (Smithsonian Series in Comparative Evolutionary Biology)
5. The Patio Specialist : The Essential Guide to Designing, Building, Improving and Maintaining Patios, Paths and Steps (Specialist Series)
6. The Perfect Michigan Lawn : Attaining and Maintaining the Lawn You Want (Perfect Lawn Series)
7. The Right Plants for Dry Places
8. The Stream Garden: Create Your Own Natural-Looking Water Feature
9. The Tree
10. The Year-Round Garden

Book Contents

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