Japanese Garden Design
Marc Peter Keane
Japanese Garden Design explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening through gorgeous photographs and expert commentary. The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents the history and development of the classical metaphors that underlie all Japanese gardens in this. Keane describes the influences of Confucian, Shinto and Buddhist principles that have linked poetry and philosophy to the tangible metaphor of the garden in Japanese culture. Creative inspiration is found in the prehistoric origin of Japanese concepts of nature; the gardens of Heian aristocrats; the world-renowned Zen garden, or rock garden; the tea garden; courtyard garden; and stroll garden. Detailed explanations of basic design concepts identify and interpret the symbolism of various garden forms and demonstrate these principles in use today in Japanese landscape architecture. Topics include:
Design Principles
Design Techniques
Design Elements
Godspirit in Nature
Poetry in Paradise
The Art of Emptiness
Spiritual Passage
Private Niches
A Collector's Park
Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Marc Peter KeanePublisher: Tuttle PublishingPublished: 02/21/2017ISBN: 9784805314258Pages: 192Weight: 1.70lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.60w x 0.50d
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Japanese Garden Design
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9784805314258
Japanese Garden Design explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening through gorgeous photographs and expert commentary. The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents the history and development of the classical metaphors that underlie all Japanese gardens in this. Keane describes the influences of Confucian, Shinto and Buddhist principles that have linked poetry and philosophy to the tangible metaphor of the garden in Japanese culture. Creative inspiration is found in the prehistoric origin of Japanese concepts of nature; the gardens of Heian aristocrats; the world-renowned Zen garden, or rock garden; the tea garden; courtyard garden; and stroll garden. Detailed explanations of basic design concepts identify and interpret the symbolism of various garden forms and demonstrate these principles in use today in Japanese landscape architecture. Topics include:
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Marc Peter Keane
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 02/21/2017
ISBN: 9784805314258
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.60w x 0.50d
- Design Principles
- Design Techniques
- Design Elements
- Godspirit in Nature
- Poetry in Paradise
- The Art of Emptiness
- Spiritual Passage
- Private Niches
- A Collector's Park
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Marc Peter Keane
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 02/21/2017
ISBN: 9784805314258
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.60w x 0.50d
Japanese Garden Design explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening through gorgeous photographs and expert commentary. The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents the history and development of the classical metaphors that underlie all Japanese gardens in this. Keane describes the influences of Confucian, Shinto and Buddhist principles that have linked poetry and philosophy to the tangible metaphor of the garden in Japanese culture. Creative inspiration is found in the prehistoric origin of Japanese concepts of nature; the gardens of Heian aristocrats; the world-renowned Zen garden, or rock garden; the tea garden; courtyard garden; and stroll garden. Detailed explanations of basic design concepts identify and interpret the symbolism of various garden forms and demonstrate these principles in use today in Japanese landscape architecture. Topics include:
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Marc Peter Keane
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 02/21/2017
ISBN: 9784805314258
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.60w x 0.50d
- Design Principles
- Design Techniques
- Design Elements
- Godspirit in Nature
- Poetry in Paradise
- The Art of Emptiness
- Spiritual Passage
- Private Niches
- A Collector's Park
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Marc Peter Keane
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 02/21/2017
ISBN: 9784805314258
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.60w x 0.50d