The Gardens of Persia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gardens of Persia write by Penelope Hobhouse. This book was released on 2004. The Gardens of Persia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Looks at the evolution of Persian gardens from ancient times to the present day and their impact on modern garden design.
Palaces and Gardens of Persia
Palaces and Gardens of Persia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Palaces and Gardens of Persia write by Yves Porter. This book was released on 2003. Palaces and Gardens of Persia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In both decoration and design, the grand buildings and gardens of traditional Persia consistently refer to "paradise." The very word itself refers to a sense of heavenly perfection, derived from an early Iranian term for "the Shah's royal hunting grounds." The fine touches of heaven that lie behind the colorful tiled faç ades of palace pavilions and mosques still shine in this richly illustrated and scholarly work. Enter gardens with intricate fountains and majestic ponds fed by water that is sourced from underground aqueducts dating to the 6th century. From ancient mirrored shrines of Shiraz and geometric gardens of Kashan to the ornate domes of Ispahan, here is a glorious photographic timeline drawn in water, brick, and ceramic ornamentation along the 3,000 years of the region's architecture.
Persian Gardens & Garden Pavilions
Persian Gardens & Garden Pavilions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Persian Gardens & Garden Pavilions write by Donald N. Wilber. This book was released on 1994-06-15. Persian Gardens & Garden Pavilions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This Persian gardening book showcases classic gardens and pavilions and presents gardening advice for the aspiring amateur landscaper looking to add an Eastern flair to his or her yard. The garden has always had a special meaning for Persian (Iran). The Persian garden, with its flowing pools, fountains, waterways, rows of tall trees, rich arrays of fruit trees and flowers, and cool pavilions, has represented an image of paradise. Persian Gardens & Garden Pavilions is both a comprehensive survey and an appreciation of this Persian tradition of gardens and garden pavilions. The text traces the historical development of Persian gardens, describes their basic features, presents existing examples, and discusses the literature and tradition behind them. The 119 illustrations include detailed plans and photographs of surviving gardens and their pavilions made on the spot, as well as a comprehensive collection of paintings, lithographs, and drawings of the nineteenth century executed both by Persian artists and by European travelers and emissaries of the period. The author points out, the gardeners who read this book should come across many details and ideas that can be incorporated into their own kinds of gardens.
Paradise as a Garden
Paradise as a Garden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Paradise as a Garden write by Elizabeth B. Moynihan. This book was released on 1979-01-01. Paradise as a Garden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A study of the Paradise Garden in Persia from the sixth through the seventeenth century explores its design, architectural development, and relation to the Paradise myth and ancient nature worship
Persian Gardens and Pavilions
Persian Gardens and Pavilions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Persian Gardens and Pavilions write by Mohammad Gharipour. This book was released on 2013-04-02. Persian Gardens and Pavilions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From Timur's tent in Samarqand to Shah 'Abbas's palace in Isfahan and Humayun's tomb in Delhi, the pavilion has been an integral part of Persianate gardens since its earliest appearance at the Achaemenid garden in Pasargadae in the sixth century BC. Here, Mohammad Gharipour places both the garden and the pavilion within their historical, literary and artistic contexts, emphasizing the importance of the pavilion, which has hitherto been overlooked in the study of Iranian historical architecture. Starting with an examination of the depictions and representations of gardens in religious texts, Gharipour analyses the how the idea of the garden developed from the model of pre-Islamic gardens in Achaemenid and Sassanian Persia to its mentions in the Zoroastrian text of Aban Yasht and on to its central role as paradise in the Qur'an. Continuing on with an exploration of gardens and pavilions in Persian poetry, Gharipour offers in-depth analysis of their literal and metaphorical values. It is in the poetry of major Persian poets such as Ferdowsi, Naser Khosrow, Sa'di, Rumi and Hafez that Gharipour finds that whilst gardens are praised for their spiritual values, they also contain significant symbolic worth in terms of temporal wealth and power. Persian Gardens and Pavilions then goes onto examine the garden and the pavilion as reflected in Persian miniature painting, sculpture and carpets, as well as accounts of travelers to Persia. With masters such as Bizhad representing daily life as well as the more mystical prose and poetry in, for example, Sa'di's Bustan (The Orchard) and Golestan (The Rose Garden), the garden and the pavilion can be seen to have crucial semiotic significances and cultural meanings. But in addition to this, they also point to historical patterns of patronage and ownership which were of central importance in the diplomatic and social life of the royal courts of Persia. Gharipour thereby highlights the metaphorical, spiritual, symbolic and religious aspects of gardens, as well as their more materialistic and economic functions. This book reaches back through Persia's rich history to explore the material and psychological relationships between human beings, pavilions and gardens, and will be a valuable resource for Art History, Architecture and Iranian Studies.
