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The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Gardenby Marc Peter Keane
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: 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 Peter 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. Review:"When Marc Peter Keane describes, with poetry and erudition, the experience
of the Japanese garden today, he has no peer." Leonard Koren, author of Gardens of Gravel and Sand Review:"Marc Peter Keane writes eloquently in the meditative tradition of Thoreau's Walden and Okakura Tenshin's The Book of Tea." Alex Kerr, author of Lost Japan Synopsis:Final book included in the BookSense White Box program for independent bookstores. Synopsis:Essays for the philosophical gardener (or the gardening philosopher) reveal the meditative beauty and meaning in traditional Japanese garden design. About the AuthorMarc Peter Keane has lived in Kyoto for 17 years and designs residential, company, and temple gardens. The author of Japanese Garden Design and coauthor of Sakuteiki, he is an adjunct professor at the Kyoto University of Art and Design and a visiting lecturer at Cornell University. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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