...The basic structure of a Western garden, in which an ideal landscape is enclosed by walls or fences, water is provided within, and fruit trees and flowers are planted, can be said to be the basic structure of a paradise. Moreover, this type of "enclosed garden (hortus conclusus)" was often imagined as a scene of sexual activity between men and women as a "garden of pleasure (hortus deliciarum)" and was actually used, which also supports the idea that gardens are paradises. The reason why Arabian gardens are richly equipped with ponds and fountains bordered by date palms and other plants is because the prototype of paradise in the culture of that region was the oasis. *Some of the terms mentioned in "Garden of Earthly Delights" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…理想的な地形を壁や塀で囲い込み,その内部に水を配し,果樹や花を植えるという西欧庭園の基本構造は,そのまま楽園の基本構造ともいえるのである。またこの種の〈囲われた庭(ホルトゥス・コンクルススhortus conclusus)〉が,〈悦楽の園(ホルトゥス・デリキアルムhortus deliciarum)〉としてしばしば男女の愛欲の場面として空想されたり,実際に利用されたのも,庭園が楽園であることを裏書きしているだろう。アラビア風庭園がナツメヤシなどに縁どられた池や噴水を豊かに配置するのは,その地域の文化にとって楽園の原型がオアシスであったからにほかならない。… ※「悦楽の園」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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