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| 050 00 ^aSB457.8^b.R85 2008 |
| 100 1 ^aRuggles, D. Fairchild. |
| 245 10 ^aIslamic gardens and landscapes /^cD. Fairchild Ruggles. |
| 260 ^aPhiladelphia :^bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,^cc2008. |
| 300 ^axii, 262 p., [16] p. of plates :^bill. (some col.), maps,plans ;^c27 cm. |
| 490 1 ^aPenn studies in landscape architecture |
| 504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-253) andindex. |
| 505 0 ^aThe Islamic landscape : place and memory -- Making thedesert bloom : transforming an inhospitable earth -- The science of gardening : agricultural and botanical manuals -- Organizing the earth : cross-axial gardens and the chahar bagh -- Trees and plants : botanical evidence from texts and archaeology -- Representations of gardens and landscape : imagery in manuscript paintings, textiles, andother media -- Imaginary gardens : gardens in fantasy and literature -- The garden as paradise : the historical beginnings of paradisiac iconography -- The here and hereafter : mausolea and tomb gardens -- A garden in landscape : the Taj Mahal and its precursors -- Religion and culture : the adoption of Islamic garden culture by non-Muslims. |
| 520 ^"In the course of my research,^" writes D. FairchildRuggles, ^"I devoured Arabic agricultural manuals from the tenth through the fourteenth centuries. I love gardening, and in these texts I was able to enter the minds of agriculturalists and botanists of a thousand years ago wholikewise believed it was important and interesting to record all the known ways of propagating olive trees, the various uses of rosemary, and how best to fertilize a garden bed.^"Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world of the architects of the great gardensof the Islamic world, from medieval Morocco to contemporary India. Just as Islamic culture is historically dense, sophisticated, and complex, so too is the history of its built landscapes. Islamic gardens beganfrom the practical need to organize the surrounding space of human civilization, tame nature, enhance the earth^'s yield, and create a legible map on which to distribute natural resources. Ruggles follows the evolution of these early farming efforts to their aristocratic apex in famousformal gardens of the Alhambra in Spain and the Taj Mahal in Agra. Whether in a humble city home or a royal courtyard, the garden has several defining characteristics,which Ruggles discusses. Most notable is an enclosed spacedivided into four equal parts surrounding a central designelement. The traditional Islamic garden is inwardly focused, usually surrounded by buildings or in the form ofa courtyard. Water provides a counterpoint to the portioned green sections. Ranging across poetry, court documents, agronomy manuals, and early garden representations, and richly illustrated with pictures and site plans, Islamic Gardens and Landscapes is a book of impressive scope sure to interest scholars and enthusiastsalike. |
| 650 0 ^aIslamic gardens. |
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