Japanese Garden Design

by Keane, Marc Peter

• ISBN13: 9780804836043
• ISBN10: 0804836043
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-15
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

This book presents the essential concepts that garden designers have employed through the centuries and the knowledge necessary to create these living sculptures, these sacred spaces, these ethereal and graceful gardens of Japan.

Author Biography

Marc P. Keane is a licensed landscape architect and garden designer. He teaches a design workshop as an adjunct professor at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. He lives in Ithaca, NY.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Godspirit in Nature: Prehistoric Origins	p. 3
Poetry in Paradise: Gardens of the Heian Aristocrats	p. 19
The Art of Emptiness: The Gardens of Zen Buddhism	p. 45
Spiritual Passage: The Tea Garden	p. 67
Private Niches: Tsubo Gardens	p. 83
A Collector's Park: Edo Stroll Gardens	p. 97
Design Principles	p. 117
Design Techniques	p. 129
Design Elements	p. 145
Looking Forward	p. 159
Notes	p. 162
Timeline	p. 168
Plants Mentioned in the Text	p. 170
Glossary	p. 172
Bibliography	p. 180
Index	p. 182
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