Late Medieval Enclosed Gardens of the Low Countries: Contributions to Gender and Artistic Expression

By Barbara Baert

In this essay the exceptional heritage of such Enclosed Gardens is interpreted from a range of approaches. The Enclosed Garden is studied as a symbol of paradise and mystical union, as the sanctuary of interiority, as the sublimation of the sensorium (in particular the sense of smell), as a typical gendered product, and as a centre o

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042932333
• ISBN13: 9789042932333
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.4"