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The Art of Zen Gardens: A Guide to Their Creation and Enjoyment

A.K. Davidson

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Description:More than 600 years ago, the Zen priest-gardeners of Japan developed simple techniques to create visually stimulating outdoor environments that are also oasis of peace and serenity. The Art of Zen Gardens is the first book explaining the history and philosophy behind this Japanese garden art and giving step-by-step instructions for creating your own Zen garden, even in very limited space. This practical volume provides more than 100 line illustrations showing you how to use gravel and stones to suggest the ripples and eddies of moving water, build earth mounds that represent mountains, create a small pond to serve as the "heart of the garden", select lanterns to use as focal points, enhance the sounds in a garden - the trickling of water, the clacking of bamboo, the crunch of a gravel path, construct small bridges and waterfalls, develope the illusion of space using paths, rock formations and shrubbery.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Art of Zen Gardens: A Guide to Their Creation and Enjoyment. To get started finding The Art of Zen Gardens: A Guide to Their Creation and Enjoyment, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 1983

ISBN: 0874772540

Description: More than 600 years ago, the Zen priest-gardeners of Japan developed simple techniques to create visually stimulating outdoor environments that are also oasis of peace and serenity. The Art of Zen Gardens is the first book explaining the history and philosophy behind this Japanese garden art and giving step-by-step instructions for creating your own Zen garden, even in very limited space. This practical volume provides more than 100 line illustrations showing you how to use gravel and stones to suggest the ripples and eddies of moving water, build earth mounds that represent mountains, create a small pond to serve as the "heart of the garden", select lanterns to use as focal points, enhance the sounds in a garden - the trickling of water, the clacking of bamboo, the crunch of a gravel path, construct small bridges and waterfalls, develope the illusion of space using paths, rock formations and shrubbery.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Art of Zen Gardens: A Guide to Their Creation and Enjoyment. To get started finding The Art of Zen Gardens: A Guide to Their Creation and Enjoyment, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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