xiv, 228 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), plans (some col.) ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
India
Date:
2006
C2006
Contents:
Landscape archetypes -- Nature: a transcendentalist view -- Natural archetypes -- Nature in Ramayana -- Landscapes and the Ramayana legend -- Sacred landscape of Braj -- The cosmic tree in Buddhist landscapes -- Kalika at Pavagadh: landscape of the mother goddess -- Spatial archetypes -- Design of settlements in Vaastu Shastras -- Social and spatial order in villages -- The void as center: courtyard dwellings -- Archetypes and design -- Implication for pilgrimage sites -- Implication for environmental design -- Visions for the future
