In the religion of the Medes and Persians the cult of trees plays an important part, and with them, as with Assyrians, the symbol of eternal life was a tree with a stream at its roots. Another object of veneration… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
Right on to the New Period vineyard arbors were the centre and chief ornament of all gardens. — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
For we must bear in mind that the greater number of garden pictures known to us are taken from tombs. — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
Rhythm, symmetry, and a happy combination of elegance and utility - a blend often desired in later days of hope and struggle - these… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
To Nature the dweller in the Nile valley linked all that was dear to him: his happiest fetes, poetry, and love - all were… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
Indian monks were the first to choose the garden as the proper setting for their lives, which were devoted to the contemplation of the divine; but with a prophetic eye we may see that the garden will often be dedicated in a like manner: at a later time Greek philosophers, and monks in early Christian days, will retire into their… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share
In the religion of the Medes and Persians the cult of trees plays an important part, and with them, as with Assyrians, the symbol… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
