Reviews
"...a most excellent book: a lively, interesting and informative text illustrated with Ben Simmons's brilliant photography. [A] book very much worth adding to one's library." - Shakkei , Japanese Garden Society UK, "A beautiful book that will appeal to gardeners, armchair travelers, or readers interested in Japanese history and culture." -- Library Journal, Here is an instance in which one can certainly judge a book by its cover. The cover of Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art contains eight vignetted color photographs that sumptuously display the rich combination of organic an|9784805313213|, "A great read on the subject, this book can be read in sections as time permits. Each garden is a story unto to itself." - SensibleGardening.com, " Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art provides a lively survey of Kyoto's gardens and landscapes and comes from a master photographer and a Kyoto-based writer who capture the beauty of the city's major gardens." - Mi, "Here is an instance in which one can certainly judge a book by its cover. The cover of Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art contains eight vignetted color photographs that sumptuously display the rich combination of organic and man-made features that populate the serenely elegant gardens of Kyoto, Japan. One is immediately drawn to the breathtaking scenes displayed within, accompanied by text that is both descriptive and evocative, yet unobtrusive." - Examiner.com, A beautiful book that will appeal to gardeners, armchair travelers, or readers interested in Japanese history and culture. -- Library Journal, " Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art provides a lively survey of Kyoto's gardens and landscapes and comes from a master photographer and a Kyoto-based writer who capture the beauty of the city's major gardens." - Midwest Book Review, "A beautiful book that will appeal to gardeners, armchair travelers, or readers interested in Japanese history and culture." - Library Journal, Here is an instance in which one can certainly judge a book by its cover. The cover of Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art contains eight vignetted color photographs that sumptuously display the rich combination of organic and man-made features that populate the serenely elegant gardens of Kyoto, Japan. One is immediately drawn to the breathtaking scenes displayed within, accompanied by text that is both descriptive and evocative, yet unobtrusive. Examiner.com, "The maps are terrific. And the photographer includes people in his photos. People! The addition of human beings into garden scenes adds charm and emphasizes human scale." - Sukiya Living: The Journal of Japanese Gardening, "A great read on the subject, this book can be read in sections as time permits. Each garden is a story unto to itself." -- Sensible Gardening & Living blog, Kyoto Gardens' is the sort of travel book that will make you miss Japan, whether you've been there or not. -- About.com, ...a most excellent book: a lively, interesting and informative text illustrated with Ben Simmons's brilliant photography. [A] book very much worth adding to one's library. -- Shakkei , Japanese Garden Society UK, "...a most excellent book: a lively, interesting and informative text illustrated with Ben Simmons's brilliant photography. [A] book very much worth adding to one's library." -- Shakkei , Japanese Garden Society UK, "'Kyoto Gardens' is the sort of travel book that will make you miss Japan, whether you've been there or not. [...] In addition to using it to plan your trip to Kyoto, you can keep it on your shelf and pull it out to reflect on past visits to the old capital. Or, you can just flip through the glossy photos of picturesque gardens and intriguing stories about their histories and daydream about Japan. [...] The 144-page hardcover begins by briefly giving us perspective on the archipelago's place in the world and in history before introducing us to Kyoto's stunning and serene gardens. While educating us on the landscapes and their significance, Clancy, though formal, refrains from sounding too academic or stiff, and instead writes with color and rhythm. [...] It's this kind of prose that keeps us reading, only stopping to look at Simmons' images of stone paths; foliage of golds, greens and fiery oranges; soft, stone-splashing waterfalls; and close-ups of Buddha statues, ceramic tiles, roots feeding in lush earth and raked gravel that forms hypnotic patterns. Despite spending lots of time in Japan over the past 15 years, I still gasped when opening the book to the front end-page photo of cherry blossoms at Heian Jingu shrine garden. The pinks - appearing dark and vivid like those of peach blossoms - are so stunning I find myself frequently turning back to that spread." - About.com, " Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art provides a lively survey of Kyoto's gardens and landscapes and comes from a master photographer and a Kyoto-based writer who capture the beauty of the city's major gardens." -- Mi, "Clancy, living in Kyoto, provides historic, aesthetic and cultural context to the gardens, and Simmons' photographs present a fresh look at Kyoto's most important gardens." - Publishers Weekly, "An exquisite appreciation of Kyoto as a spiritual place with its gardens of such beauty, variety and devotion." -- Spirituality & Practice blog, "Clancy, living in Kyoto, provides historic, aesthetic and cultural context to the gardens, and Simmons' photographs present a fresh look at Kyoto's most important gardens." -- Publishers Weekly, "Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens , written by Judith Clancy and photographed by Ben Simmons." -- HGTV Gardens, Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art provides a lively survey of Kyoto's gardens and landscapes and comes from a master photographer and a Kyoto-based writer who capture the beauty of the city's major gardens. -- Midwest Book Review, "Clancy, living in Kyoto, provides historical, aesthetic and cultural context to the gardens, and Simmons' photographs present a fresh look at Kyoto's most important gardens." -- Publishers Weekly, "Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens , written by Judith Clancy and photographed by Ben Simmons." - HGTV Gardens, " Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art provides a lively survey of Kyoto's gardens and landscapes and comes from a master photographer and a Kyoto-based writer who capture the beauty of the city's major gardens. Historic, artistic, and cultural insights accompany displays of seasonal color and discussions of how the master gardeners injected different feelings into imperial, temple, and public garden settings. While the city may be known for its gardens, what is less usual is a guide that embraces all these elements, moving beyond gardening specifics to cover all of Japanese gardening objectives in the course of examining one city's diverse horticultural wonders, making this a pick for gardening and travel holdings alike." - Midwest Book Review, "...a most excellent book: a lively, interesting and informative text illustrated with Ben Simmons's brilliant photography." - Shakkei , Japanese Garden Society UK, "'Kyoto Gardens' is the sort of travel book that will make you miss Japan, whether you've been there or not." -- About.com, "'Kyoto Gardens' is the sort of travel book that will make you miss Japan, whether you've been there or not." - About.com, "A great read on the subject, this book can be read in sections as time permits. Each garden is a story unto to itself." - Sensible Gardening & Living blog, An exquisite appreciation of Kyoto as a spiritual place with its gardens of such beauty, variety and devotion. -- Spirituality & Practice blog, "Here is an instance in which one can certainly judge a book by its cover. The cover of Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art contains eight vignetted color photographs that sumptuously display the rich combination of organic and man-made features that populate the serenely elegant gardens of Kyoto, Japan. One is immediately drawn to the breathtaking scenes displayed within, accompanied by text that is both descriptive and evocative, yet unobtrusive." Examiner.com, Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens , written by Judith Clancy and photographed by Ben Simmons. -- HGTV Gardens, "Here is an instance in which one can certainly judge a book by its cover. The cover of Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art contains eight vignetted color photographs that sumptuously display the rich combination of organic and man-made features that populate the serenely elegant gardens of Kyoto, Japan. One is immediately drawn to the breathtaking scenes displayed within, accompanied by text that is both descriptive and evocative, yet unobtrusive." #8212 Examiner.com, " Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art provides a lively survey of Kyoto's gardens and landscapes and comes from a master photographer and a Kyoto-based writer who capture the beauty of the city's major gardens." -- Midwest Book Review, Clancy, living in Kyoto, provides historical, aesthetic and cultural context to the gardens, and Simmons' photographs present a fresh look at Kyoto's most important gardens. -- Publishers Weekly
