.png){kind=logo}
31%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Japanese Garden Design
Marc Peter Keane
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Japanese Garden Design
Paperback. Filled with gorgeous photographs, this book explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 273 x 14. Weight in Grams: 766.
Filled with gorgeous photographs, this book explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening. 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. 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 ... Read more
Filled with gorgeous photographs, this book explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening. 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. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
766g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, Japan
ISBN
9784805314258
SKU
V9784805314258
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-18
About Marc Peter Keane
Marc Peter Keane, a licensed landscape architect, and garden designer, came to Japan in 1985, and since then has been creating and building gardens for companies, temples, and private individuals. He teaches a design workshop as an adjunct professor at the Kyoto University of Art and Design and is a staff member of the Research Center for Japanese Garden Art ... Read more
Reviews for Japanese Garden Design
This wonderfully written and illustrated book provides the background knowledge of Japanese history and culture necessary to more consciously understand and appreciate these gardens.
Washington Gardener magazine
Washington Gardener magazine