Book Description
Japanese gardens have long been admired for their capacity to improve on nature through impeccable design, detail and composition, properties that elevate them from mere gardens to sacred spaces. Infinite Spaces is a remarkable reflection of the Japanese garden, drawing on extracts from the Sakuteiki—an eleventh-century text that distills centuries of garden design—and pairing them with inspiring images from Sadao Hibi, one of Japan’s best-known photographers.
Praise for the hardcover edition:
"Pairs quotations from an ancient writing, the Sakuteiki, on garden design with exquisite photos that illuminate the words. This book should leave a gardener serene, refreshed and inspired-in other words, in the right frame of mind to contemplate another growing season."-Knight Ridder Newspapers
Praise for the hardcover edition:
"Pairs quotations from an ancient writing, the Sakuteiki, on garden design with exquisite photos that illuminate the words. This book should leave a gardener serene, refreshed and inspired-in other words, in the right frame of mind to contemplate another growing season."-Knight Ridder Newspapers
About the author
Joe Earle is the Former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and has published extensively on traditional and contemporary Japanese art and culture.
Sadao Hibi has had his work published in more than fifty books on Japan’s landscapes, architecture, art, design and gardens.
