Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain

by D. Fairchild Ruggles

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Islamic gardens, with their waterways and beds of plants and trees, are generally regarded as an earthly reflection of paradise. D. Fairchild Ruggles offers a new interpretation, contending that the palace garden was primarily an environmental, economic, and political construct. She discusses three aspects of medieval Islamic Spain: the landscape and agricultural transformation documented in Arabic scientific literature, the formation of the garden...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0271022477

ISBN13:9780271022475

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:2.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 8.6" x 10.9"

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Architecture Art Arts, Music & Photography Criticism Gardening Gardening & Landscaping History Landscape

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