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Islamic Gardens and Landscapes
A comprehensive survey of Islamic gardens, from antiquity through to the present.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.,
2011.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Islamic Landscape: Place and Memory
- Chapter 2: Making the Desert Bloom: Transforming an Inhospitable Earth
- Chapter 3: The Science of Gardening: Agricultural and Botanical Manuals
- Chapter 4: Organizing the Earth: Cross-axial Gardens and the Chahar Bagh
- Chapter 5: Trees and Plants: Botanical Evidence from Texts and Archaeology
- Chapter 6: Representations of Gardens and Landscape: Imagery in Manuscript Paintings, Textiles, and Other Media
- Chapter 7: Imaginary Gardens: Gardens in Fantasy and Literature
- Chapter 8: The Garden as Paradise: The Historical Beginnings of Paradisiac Iconography
- Chapter 9: The Here and Hereafter: Mausolea and Tomb Gardens
- Chapter 10: A Garden in Landscape: The Taj Mahal and Its Precursors
- Chapter 11: Religion and Culture: The Adoption of Islamic Garden Culture by Non-Muslims
- List of Gardens and Sites
- Spain
- Sicily
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- Egypt
- Turkey
- Syria and Region
- Oman
- Iraq
- Iran
- Central Asia
- Pakistan
- India
- United States
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- Color plates follow page.