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Japanese gardens : symbolism and design / Seiko Goto and Naka Takahiro.
LIBRA SB458 .G684 2016
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goto, Seiko, 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Gardens, Japanese.
- Gardens, Japanese--North America.
- Gardens--Symbolic aspects.
- Gardens.
- North America.
- Physical Description:
- 193 pages, xxiv pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In English with references and notes in English and Japanese.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Themes
- Landform
- Garden elements
- Garden maintenance
- Symbolism of the Japanese garden explained in historic garden manuals
- Symbolism of the Japanese garden in North America
- Symbolism of the Japanese garden : a conclusion
- Outstanding Japanese gardens, selected by the authors
- Word list
- Main garden addresses appendix.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-183) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 9780415821186
- 0415821185
- OCLC:
- 904335693
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