Gardens of Paradise : the history and design of the great Islamic gardens / John Brookes.

Main entry:

Brookes, John, 1933-2018.

Title & Author:

Gardens of Paradise : the history and design of the great Islamic gardens / John Brookes.

Publication:

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The Concept of the Paradise Garden -- Garden Origins -- Muslim Spain -- Persia -- Mughal India -- North Africa, Egypt, Sicily and the Ottoman Empire -- Water and Plants in the Islamic Landscape -- The Islamic Garden Today and its Future -- Notes on Designing a Garden in the Middle East -- Chronology.

ISBN:

0297786822
9780297786825
0941533077
9780941533072

Subject:

Islamic gardens.
Islamic gardens History.
Jardins islamiques.
Jardins islamiques Histoire.
Garten
Islam
Tuinarchitectuur.
Jardins Pays islamiques.
Jardins Espagne Andalousie.
Islamic gardens Design & construction to 1986.
Landscaping.
Horticulture.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 33470
Call No.: ID:88-B505
Status: Available

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