Mirrors of Infinity:: The French Formal Garden and 17th-Century Metaphysics by Allen S. Weiss

Mirrors of Infinity:: The French Formal Garden and 17th-Century Metaphysics

Allen S. Weiss

111 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

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From the Meditations of Descartes and Pascal's Penss, to the intrigues of court politics, Weiss reveals how the structure of these gardens reflects—sometimes literally—the power of Louis XIV, the relationship between God, King, sun, and infinity, ...

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