Quiet Beauty
The Japanese Gardens of North America
Seiten
2024
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-4-8053-1865-2 (ISBN)
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-4-8053-1865-2 (ISBN)
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*Gold Medal winner in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home & Garden*
"Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America will instantly lower your blood pressure." —The New York Times Book Review
Japanese-style gardens have been a part of North American culture for over 150 years, delighting visitors with serene landscapes that instill tranquility. Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America provides an intimate look at the 25 most notable Japanese-style public gardens in the United States and Canada. Illustrated with more than 180 stunning color photographs, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of every garden enthusiast. This revised edition includes an amended list of 75 important gardens. It also describes major new additions at the featured gardens.
Japanese gardens include:
The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver
The Japanese Garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
The Garden of the Pine Winds in the Denver Botanic Gardena
The Japanese Garden in the Montreal Botanical Garden
Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida
The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix in Margaret T. Hance Park
The Garden of the Pine Wind, Garvan Woodland Garden in Hot Springs, Arkansas
"Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America will instantly lower your blood pressure." —The New York Times Book Review
Japanese-style gardens have been a part of North American culture for over 150 years, delighting visitors with serene landscapes that instill tranquility. Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America provides an intimate look at the 25 most notable Japanese-style public gardens in the United States and Canada. Illustrated with more than 180 stunning color photographs, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of every garden enthusiast. This revised edition includes an amended list of 75 important gardens. It also describes major new additions at the featured gardens.
Japanese gardens include:
The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver
The Japanese Garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
The Garden of the Pine Winds in the Denver Botanic Gardena
The Japanese Garden in the Montreal Botanical Garden
Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida
The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix in Margaret T. Hance Park
The Garden of the Pine Wind, Garvan Woodland Garden in Hot Springs, Arkansas
David M. Cobb is a member of NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) and PPA (Professional Photographers of America). He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and their two cats. Kendall H. Brown is Professor of Asian Art History in the Art Department at California State University Long Beach. He also recently served as Curator of Collections, Exhibitions and Programs at Pacific Asia Museum. Dr. Brown is a leading figure in the study of Japanese gardens in North America and is the author of Japanese-style Gardens of the Pacific West Coast.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.11.2024 |
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Illustrationen | David M. Cobb |
Zusatzinfo | color photographs of 25 gardens |
Verlagsort | Boston |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 267 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten | |
Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
ISBN-10 | 4-8053-1865-1 / 4805318651 |
ISBN-13 | 978-4-8053-1865-2 / 9784805318652 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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