Western Gardeners' Guide to the Essence of Korean Traditional Gardens
Preface
Part 1. The Distinctive Nature of Korean Gardens
01 A Brief History of Korean Gardens: Cultural Resilience
02 What Makes Korean Gardens Distinctive?
03 Spirituality and Korean Gardens
04 Symbolism in Korean Gardens
05 Literature and Calligraphy
06 Chinese and Japanese Influences
Part 2.Twenty of Korea's Finest Gardens
01 Palace Gardens
02 Tomb Gardens
03 Buddhist Temple Gardens
04 Confucian Literati Gardens
Part 3. Tables and Diagrams
Jill Matthews [Àú]
Jill Matthews is a garden designer who holds a Diploma of Horticulture (Landscape Design) Honours from the Ryde School of Horticulture in Sydney Australia, and university degrees in Arts and Law. She is a Member of the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers and a Research Associate of the Korea Research Institute at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Jill has travelled widely in Asia and observed and photographed gardens in India, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and China. She has visited South Korea eight times over three decades, visiting gardens in every province. She has also lived in Tokyo and, for eighteen months, in Hong Kong where she researched and wrote her thesis on the Conservation and Restoration of the Private Tiger Balm Garden there. She makes regular presentations on aspects of Asian gardens in both Australia and Hong Kong to societies such as the Australian Garden History Society, the Hong Kong Gardening Society and the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong, and has published numerous articles on aspects of garden design.