ANGELO PONTECORBOLI EDITORE

This book arises out of curiosity of how a garden that seems to develop naturally, is actually entirely manmade and constitutes the beginning of an interior journey. Discovering the symbols that are present, understanding the vegetable species and their placement, begins with those that influenced its creation: the gardener Graefer, the architect Vanvitelli, King Ferdinand IV, Queen Maria Carolina, the prince of Sansevero, the ambassador Sir Hamilton, the botanist Sir Banks, the king’s counselor Bernardo Tanucci. All of them have had a role in inspiring this book, as did the plants that are still alive and thriving, some originals from that period and others not. To have a dialogue with plants and people together is a unifying experience both in the book and on the route that you take while strolling, breathing the air of that period. There may be multiple paths and the symbols may not have only one interpretation, like Truth itself. It all depends on the observer’s position, his culture and the level of his interior evolution.