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Gardens in Java
The ancient gardens described and analysed by Denys Lombard in this study - mainly Sunyaragi in Cirebon and Taman Sari in Yogyakarta, but also others from Banten in West Java up to Bali and Lombok- are not natrual spaces domesticated and adorned for the purpose of providing comforted and beauty. Rather, secluded behind walls and made up of buildings and pools - symbolizing
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Paperback, 86 pages
Published
December 2010
by Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient
(first published October 2008)
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pernah baca dalam bahasa aslinya maupun bahasa indonesia versi ketikan yang beredar dari copy ke copy di antara para mahasiswa di yogya.
ini tentang bagaimana memaknai konsep "taman" dalam tradisi jawa.
menurut penulisnya, taman di dalam kultur jawa itu bukan melulu tempat bersenang-senang, namun merupakan upaya simbolisasi semesta: gunung-laut, dan juga sebagai tempat meditasi bagi raja.
tapi, masak iya sih proyek besar-besaran macam taman sari yogya, sunyaragi cirebon, dan banyak taman lain itu d ...more
ini tentang bagaimana memaknai konsep "taman" dalam tradisi jawa.
menurut penulisnya, taman di dalam kultur jawa itu bukan melulu tempat bersenang-senang, namun merupakan upaya simbolisasi semesta: gunung-laut, dan juga sebagai tempat meditasi bagi raja.
tapi, masak iya sih proyek besar-besaran macam taman sari yogya, sunyaragi cirebon, dan banyak taman lain itu d ...more
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