eBook abrufen The Art of the Japanese Garden
By David E. Young
**Winner of the 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award**The Art of the
Japanese Garden is the only historical overview of Japanese gardens that covers
Japanese gardening culture in one beautiful book.Japanese gardens are rooted in two
traditions: an indigenous prehistoric tradition in which patches of graveled forest or
pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from China and Korea
that included elements such as ponds, streams, waterfalls, rock compositions and a
variety of vegetation. The Art of the Japanese Garden traces the development and
blending of these two traditions, as well as the inclusion of new features as gardening
reached new heights of sophistication on Japanese soil.300 full-color Japanese
garden illustrations and photographs highlight notable gardens in Japan, including
graveled courtyards, early aristocratic gardens, esoteric and paradise gardens, Zen
gardens, warrior gardens, tea gardens and stroll gardens. Also included are sections
