Scholar Gardens of China: A Study and Analysis of the Spatial Design of the Chinese Private Garden

This book explores in rich detail the fascinating and secluded gardens of the Chinese scholar. It explains how the scholar's view of the universe was encapsulated in gardens often no larger than a few square metres and how his intellectual beliefs were nurtured and sustained by the art of the garden. Although based on the same principles, no two gardens are identical and the forty gardens examined are all witness to the versatility and skill of their creators - the scholars, painters, garden designers and craftsmen of ancient China.This book explores in rich detail the fascinating and secluded gardens of the Chinese scholar. It explains how the scholar's view of the universe was encapsulated in gardens often no larger than a few square metres and how his intellectual beliefs were nurtured and sustained by the art of the garden. Although based on the same principles, no two gardens are identical and the forty gardens examined are all witness to the versatility and skill of their creators - the scholars, painters, garden designers and craftsmen of ancient China.R. Stewart Johnston is the author of 'Scholar Gardens of China: A Study and Analysis of the Spatial Design of the Chinese Private Garden', published 1991 under ISBN 9780521394772 and ISBN 0521394775.