Description
Discover the intricate world of Chinese gardens with 'An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Gardens'. This beautifully illustrated book not only showcases stunning images of ancient gardens but delves deep into their social and cultural significance throughout Chinese history. Ideal for garden enthusiasts, historians, and anyone fascinated by the fusion of art and nature, this book goes beyond mere aesthetics. It explores how gardens served as pivotal social spaces, influencing interactions among different social classes and ethnicities. Learn how these outdoor havens offered employment to skilled artisans and provided women from various backgrounds a chance to engage with nature and society. As you immerse yourself in this detailed account, you'll appreciate the interplay between gardens and socio-economic changes, both within China and beyond its borders. This comprehensive volume fills the gap in available literature, offering not just stunning visuals but enlightening narrative that enriches our understanding of Chinese horticultural heritage. With free shipping and a delivery time of up to 6 weeks, owning this essential addition to your library is easy. Add 'An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Gardens' to your collection and explore the beauty and complexity of Chinese gardens like never before!
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781938368875
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Description:
There are many books published in English on Chinese gardens, but the majority are primarily picture books with little informative content. With a large number of illustrations of Chinese gardens, ancient paintings, block prints, and other artefacts, this book is a social history of Chinese gardens and focuses on how gardens have functioned and been used in Chinese society through the ages. Apart from the aesthetic or philosophical aspects of Chinese gardens, you may see how gardens functioned as real estate, how they gave opportunities of employment to skilled artisans, how they opened up outdoor space to both elite and lower-class women, and how they allowed men of different social classes and of different ethnicities to interact and gain mutual benefit; in short, how the existence of gardens exerted an influence on society as a whole. At the same time, the reader can find how the wider society, and even socio-economic changes beyond China’s own borders, had an impact on how gardens in China developed.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781938368875
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Description:
There are many books published in English on Chinese gardens, but the majority are primarily picture books with little informative content. With a large number of illustrations of Chinese gardens, ancient paintings, block prints, and other artefacts, this book is a social history of Chinese gardens and focuses on how gardens have functioned and been used in Chinese society through the ages. Apart from the aesthetic or philosophical aspects of Chinese gardens, you may see how gardens functioned as real estate, how they gave opportunities of employment to skilled artisans, how they opened up outdoor space to both elite and lower-class women, and how they allowed men of different social classes and of different ethnicities to interact and gain mutual benefit; in short, how the existence of gardens exerted an influence on society as a whole. At the same time, the reader can find how the wider society, and even socio-economic changes beyond China’s own borders, had an impact on how gardens in China developed.