Download or read book The Art of Setting Stones written by Marc Peter Keane and published by Stone Bridge Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophical essays on the beauty and meaning of traditional Japanese gardens. In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent book about "experiencing" Japanese design.