TY  - BOOK
AU  - McIntosh,Christopher
TI  - Gardens of the gods: myth, magic and meaning 
SN  - 1860647405
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Gardens
KW  - Symbolic aspects
KW  - Design
KW  - Mythology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index; The 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
ER  -