Infinite Spaces
Infinite Spaces
- ISBN 13:
9780804838627
- ISBN 10:
0804838623
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 04/15/2007
- Publisher: Tuttle Pub
- Newer Edition
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Summary
Japanese gardens have long been admired for their capacity to improve on nature through impeccable design, detail and composition; properties that elevate them from mere gardens to sacred spaces. Infinite Spaces is a remarkable reflection of the Japanese garden, drawing on extracts from the Sakuteiki-an eleventh-century text which distills centuries of garden design-and pairing them with inspiring images from Sadao Hibi, one of Japan's best-known photographers. Full of practical advice and philosophical insight on building and maintaining pools, lakes and streams, arranging stones for the most natural and harmonious effect, and designing water features to welcome auspicious deities while excluding malevolent influences, Infinite Spaces is an inspiration for the gardener in all of us. Praise for the hardcover edition: "Pairs quotations from an ancient writing, the Sakuteiki, on garden design with exquisite photos that illuminate the words. This book should leave a gardener serene, refreshed and inspired-in other words, in the right frame of mind to contemplate another growing season."-Knight Ridder Newspapers