Susan Kerr wrote:
One characteristic of Paradise (the Greek word paradeisos comes from the
Persian for enclosure) from Genesis to Revelation and on to the middle ages
and Renaissance unto our own day is that the place of pleasure is enclosed.
The wall which differentiated that space from others exists in many images.
Fra Angelico's Annunciations and the unicorn tapestry come
to mind immediately. Chartes and Gothic cathedrals play with this image of
the church as enclosed garden, as did Romanesque churches and cloisters.
pardon my density, but how, specifically, do you mean "Chartres and
Gothic cathedrals play with this image..." ?
best from the horticulturally challenged,
christopher
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