Scent in the Islamic Garden

A Study of Deccani Urdu Literary Sources

• Author(s): Ali Akbar Husain,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 284
• ISBN_10: 019579334X
  ISBN_13: 9780195793345
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Architecture / History / General , Gardening / Regional / General , Literary Criticism / Asian / Indic ,

Description:... This work explores literary perceptions of the Indo-Islamic garden. Using a knowledge of Islamic horticulture and medical botany, Husain explains why scented plants in particular were popular in Islamic cultures and suggests which kinds were used to ornament the gardens we now call Mughal.