Main entry:

Engel, David H. (David Harris)

Title & Author:

Japanese gardens for today. With a foreword by Richard Neutra.

Edition:

[1st ed.].

Publication:

Tokyo, Rutland, Vt., C.E. Tuttle Co. [1959]

Description:

xvi, 270 pages illustrations (some color) 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266).
1. Some universal garden effects -- Space & vista -- Privacy -- Age & antiquity -- Rhythm of nature -- Imagination -- 2. Some human principles -- Logical unity -- Economic unity -- Esthetic unity -- Spiritual unity -- 3. Some intrinsic characteristics -- Humanized naturalism -- Line & mass vs. color -- Genji's garden -- The static quality & evergreens -- Yin & yang -- Something of symbolism -- 4. Conventional classifications -- Artificial-hill garden -- Flat garden -- Tea garden -- Three moods -- 5. Some design techniques -- 6. Arranging rocks & stones -- 7. Integration of house & garden -- 8. Water features -- Streams -- Ponds, lakes, islands -- Waterfalls -- 9. Enclosures : fences, walls, hedges, gates -- 10. Steppingstones & pavements -- 11. Artifacts -- Lanterns -- Basins -- Sculpture, towers, wells -- Bridges -- Sand designs -- Sound effects -- 12. Garden care & plant pruning.

Summary:

"This book is, first and foremost, a practical, down-to-earth explanation of how the basic rules of Japanese garden design and care may be applied in other countries to achieve the same, miracle-like effects that have made Japanese gardens preeminent in the field of landscape art." From book jacket.

ISBN:

0804803013 (hardcover)
9780804803014 (hardcover)

Subject:

Landscape gardening Japan.
Gardening Japan.
Gardens, Japanese Japan.
Jardins Architecture Japon.
Jardinage Japon.
Jardins japonais Japon.
Gardens, Japanese
Gardening
Landscape gardening
Gartengestaltung
Japan

Holdings:

Location: Library main 75397
Call No.: W7592; ID:86-B13210
Status: Available