Gardens of Renaissance Europe and the Islamic Empires : : Encounters and Confluences / / ed. by Mohammad Gharipour.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• MitwirkendeR: Castel-Branco, Cristina,; Gharipour, Mohammad,; Henderson, Paula,; Kaiser, Simone M.,; Koch, Ebba,; Pastore, Christopher,; Paya, Laurent,; Ruggles, D. Fairchild,; Sinclair, Jill,; Tchikine, Anatole,
• HerausgeberIn: Gharipour, Mohammad,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 55 color/67 b&w illustrations

The cross-cultural exchange of ideas that flourished in the Mediterranean during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries profoundly affected European and Islamic society. Gardens of Renaissance Europe and the Islamic Empires considers the role and place of gardens and landscapes in the broader context of the information sharing that took place among Europeans and Islamic empires in Turkey, Persia, and India.In illustrating commonalities in the design, development, and people’s perceptions of gardens and nature in both regions, this volume substantiates important parallels in the revolutionary advancements in landscape architecture that took place during the era. The contributors explain how the exchange of gardeners as well as horticultural and irrigation techniques influenced design traditions in the two cultures; examine concurrent shifts in garden and urban landscape design, such as the move toward more public functionality; and explore the mutually influential effects of politics, economics, and culture on composed outdoor space. In doing so, they shed light on the complexity of cultures and politics during the Renaissance.A thoughtfully composed look at the effects of cross-cultural exchange on garden design during a pivotal time in world history, this thought-provoking book points to new areas in inquiry about the influences, confluences, and connections between European and Islamic garden traditions.In addition to the editor, the contributors include Cristina Castel-Branco, Paula Henderson, Simone M. Kaiser, Ebba Koch, Christopher Pastore, Laurent Paya, D. Fairchild Ruggles, Jill Sinclair, and Anatole Tchikine.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface: The Renaissance in the Global Context -- Acknowledgments -- GARDENS OF RENAISSANCE EUROPE AND THE ISLAMIC EMPIRES -- 1 Prologue: Paradigm Problems -- 2 Embracing the Other: -- 3 Staging the Civilizing Elements in the Gardens of Rome and Istanbul -- 4 The Art of Garden Design in France: Influences at the Time of the “Scandalous Alliance?” -- 5 “For Beauty, and Air, and View”: -- 6 The Gardens of Safavid Isfahan and Renaissance Italy: -- 7 “Elysian Fields Such as the Poets Dreamed Of ”: -- 8 Garden Encounters: -- 9 Carved Pools, Rock-Cut Elephants, Inscriptions, and Tree Columns: -- 10 Epilogue: Italian Renaissance Gardens and the Middle East; -- List of Contributors -- Index