| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 262 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, plans |
| Series |
Penn studies in landscape architecture |
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Penn studies in landscape architecture.
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Glossary Notes ; Bibliography ; Index ; Acknowledgments ; Color plates follow page |
| Summary |
A comprehensive survey of Islamic gardens, from antiquity through to the present |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Islamic gardens.
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Gardens, Persian.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Landscape.
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Gardens, Persian
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Islamic gardens
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007023294 |
| ISBN |
9780812207286 |
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0812207289 |
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1283890380 |
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9781283890380 |
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