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Mirrors of Infinity:: The French Formal Garden and 17th-Century Metaphysics - Couverture souple

Weiss, Allen S.

 
9781568980508: Mirrors of Infinity:: The French Formal Garden and 17th-Century Metaphysics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1568980507 ISBN 13 : 9781568980508
Editeur : Princeton Architectural Press, 1996

Synopsis

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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Présentation de l'éditeur

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 Pens s, 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.

Revue de presse

What gives this book its intensity and subtle dynamism is the imaginary potential of these gardens...their reserve of desires and passion. ANY

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Éditeur
Princeton Architectural Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1568980507
ISBN 13 
9781568980508
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
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