Название: Japanese Gardens
Автор: Guenther Nitschke
Издательство: Taschen
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF, DJVU
Страниц: 240,240
Размер: 41,3 МБ
Язык: English

The Japanese garden, like all gardens, is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best, it is nature as art. The phases of its history document the constant redefinition of man's position within and towards nature. Its changing forms respond both to socio-economic developments and to religious and philosophical trends, and thereby reflect the spiritual climate in which its architecture was conceived.