02211nam a2200349Ia 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112015001900129020001500148040002100163035002100184050002500205090001900230100004200249245009900291260012700390300004500517504006600562505077500628533015201403650002901555650003901584650003201623655003401655710002201689856013101711999001901842ebr10132939CaPaEBR20260707183437.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||021126s2005    enkaf   sb    001 0 eng d  z  2005275604  aGBA3X26872bnb  z1860647405  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64752470014aSB470.7b.M38 2005eb  c145556d1168081 aMcIntosh, Christopher,d1943-919391210aGardens 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.9193913 0aGardensxSymbolic aspects.9193914 0aGardensxMythology.9193915 7aElectronic books.2local91902 aebrary, Inc.919140uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10132939zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c145556d116808