The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden - Paperback
The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden - Paperback
Description
by Marc Peter Keane (Author)
Philosophical essays on the beauty and meaning of traditional Japanese gardens.
In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science.
Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent book about "experiencing" Japanese design.
Author Biography
Marc Peter Keane is a landscape architect and a leading expert on Japanese garden design
He is the author of several books about garden design: Japanese Garden
Design (an introduction to the culture and design of Japanese gardens); Sakuteiki:
Visions of the Japanese Garden (a translation of Japan's oldest gardening
text, co-authored with Prof. Jiro Takei), The Art of Setting Stones (a
collection of philosophical essays on gardens), and The Japanese Tea Garden
(history and aesthetics of Japanese tea gardens).
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