Captured landscape : the paradox of the enclosed garden
Baker, Kate
Captured landscape : the paradox of the enclosed garden - London Routledge 2012 - viii,209p.
CONTENTS Preface vii Introduction1 1 Defining the territory: the ambiguous nature of an enclosed garden 5 2 From patio to park: the enclosed garden as a generator of architectural and landscape design 35 3Taming nature - and the way to Paradise 69 4 Ritual and emptiness - and the rigour of developing an idea 103 5 Sensory seclusion: the affective garden, the garden room as a scene for living 131 6 Detachment: the separation of the garden from the building 159 Epilogue 187 Notes 189 Selected bibliography 195 Illustration credits 199 Index 205
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Captured landscape : the paradox of the enclosed garden - London Routledge 2012 - viii,209p.
CONTENTS Preface vii Introduction1 1 Defining the territory: the ambiguous nature of an enclosed garden 5 2 From patio to park: the enclosed garden as a generator of architectural and landscape design 35 3Taming nature - and the way to Paradise 69 4 Ritual and emptiness - and the rigour of developing an idea 103 5 Sensory seclusion: the affective garden, the garden room as a scene for living 131 6 Detachment: the separation of the garden from the building 159 Epilogue 187 Notes 189 Selected bibliography 195 Illustration credits 199 Index 205
0415562295
712.6 / BAK