Earthly Paradise: Garden and Courtyard in Islam |
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Contents
Preface page | 7 |
Introduction | 17 |
Setting the scene Significance of the garden The complementary nature of garden | 31 |
Common terms and phrases
16th century Agra Akbar Alhambra Ali Qapu arcade architecture Babur Bagh-i building built canal carved cascade causeway central centre chadar channels char bagh chenar chute colour contained contrast Cordova court cypress Dal Lake Delhi dome elaborate enclosed flowers fountain basin fruit trees gardens and courtyards geometrical Granada grass India inlay Iran Iranian garden irrigation Isfahan Islamic garden Islamic world iwan Jahan Jahangir Jumna River Kashmir kiosks Lahore Lake layout located Mahal Marrakesh Masjid-i Jami mausoleum Maydan Meknes minaret Moorish mosaic mosque Mughal garden Muslim Nishat Bagh orchards overlooking palace paradise paths Patio pattern pavilion paving Plan planted platform pool Quran rectangular Red Fort reflected roses Safavid Samarkand sandstone seen Seville shade Shah Shah Jahan Shalamar Shalamar Bagh Shiraz Spain stone stucco surface surrounding symbolic Tabriz tank terrace texture tile Tomb of Jahangir tradition walls water flows white marble zenana
Bibliographic information
| Title | Earthly Paradise: Garden and Courtyard in Islam |
| Author | Jonas Benzion Lehrman |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1980 |
| ISBN | 0520043634, 9780520043633 |
| Length | 240 pages |
| Subjects | › Art / General |
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