Mirrors of infinity : the French formal garden and 17th-century metaphysics
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書誌事項
Mirrors of infinity : the French formal garden and 17th-century metaphysics
Princeton Architectural Press, c1995
1st ed
- タイトル別名
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Miroirs de l'infini
- 統一タイトル
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Miroirs de l'infini
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-111)
内容説明・目次
内容説明
From the Japanese Zen Garden to Andr Le Notre's Versailles, the history of landscape reveals that every garden embodies a philosophy. Focusing on the metaphysics, aesthetics, and theology of the seventeenth century, Allen Weiss's analysis offers new insight into the major gardens of this period: Vaux-le-Vicomte, Chantilly, and Versailles.From the Meditations of Descartes and Pascal's Penss, to the intrigues of court politics, Weiss reveals how the structure of these gardens reflects--sometimes literally--the power of Louis XIV, the relationship between God, King, sun, and infinity, and the new science of optics. Weiss's sophisticated yet highly readable text combines contemporary theory with a careful historical reading. He gives us a richer understanding of gardens than allowed in more traditional formal and stylistic analyses.
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