Gardens and labyrinths in art

Description

"The aim of this book is to analyze and decipher the constituent elements of the garden itself and the symbolic meanings that underlie them. The volume has two principal sections, subdivided into many chapters, which are organized chronologically and range form antiquity to the 19th century. The first five chapters outline the main typologies of garden ... The second part examines the different levels of symbolism that recur within these typologies"--Introduction.