Seeds of a Different Eden: Chinese Gardening Ideas and a New English Aesthetic Ideal (Non Series)
Released: Nov 03, 2008
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
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Description:
This is an investigation into the transference of intellectual principles of natural beauty across cultures and disciplines. Liu explores the sources and transmission of Chinese influence, from trade-goods imagery and other chinoiserie to the conceptual influence of William Temple's sharawadgi (studied irregularity).
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