Islamic gardens and landscapes / D. Fairchild Ruggles.
Islamic gardens and landscapes / D. Fairchild Ruggles.
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Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.
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N712.09176/2
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English
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Physical content
xii, 262 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 27 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Islamic landscape : place and memory -- Ch. 2. Making the desert bloom : transforming an inhospitable Earth -- Ch. 3. The science of gardening : agricultural and botanical manuals -- Ch. 4. Organizing the Earth : cross-axial gardens and the Chahar Bagh -- Ch. 5. Trees and plants : botanic...
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Publisher
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world of the architects of the great gardens of the Islamic world,...
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Islamic gardens and landscapes / D. Fairchild Ruggles.
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Penn studies in landscape architecture.
Penn studies in landscape architecture.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-253) and index.
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N712.09176/2
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74VK3NaQ4Kyg
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ISBN
9780812240252 (alk. paper)
0812240251 (alk. paper)
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712.091767
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991023841019702626
