Anglo-Saxon Grounds at the Time of the Norman Conquest

Anglo-Saxon Grounds at the Time of the Norman Conquest The introduction of the Normans in the second half of the eleventh century irreparably altered The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle.Anglo-Saxon Grounds Time Norman Conquest 8209712041839726.jpg Architecture and gardening were attributes that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But before centering on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire society. Most often designed upon windy peaks, castles were straightforward constructs that enabled their occupants to devote time and space to offensive and defensive strategies, while monasteries were rambling stone buildings generally installed in only the most fecund, extensive valleys. Gardening, a peaceful occupation, was unfeasible in these fruitless fortifications. Berkeley Castle, maybe the most uncorrupted model of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists in the present day. The keep is said to date from the time of William the Conqueror. As a method of deterring attackers from tunneling under the walls, an immense terrace encircles the building. On one of these terraces lies a quaint bowling green: it's covered in grass and flanked by an old yew hedge that is created into the shape of rough ramparts.

Modern Garden Decoration: Garden Fountains and their Roots

Modern Garden Decoration: Garden Fountains and their RootsModern Garden Decoration: Garden Fountains Roots 12159468003802.jpg The dramatic or decorative effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, in addition to providing drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property.

The primary purpose of a fountain was originally strictly practical. Water fountains were connected to a spring or aqueduct to provide potable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Up until the 19th century, fountains had to be higher and closer to a water supply, including aqueducts and reservoirs, in order to benefit from gravity which fed the fountains. Artists thought of fountains as amazing additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and honor the designer responsible for building it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often times utilized by Romans to beautify their fountains. Throughout the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden planners incorporated fountains to create mini variations of the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the construction of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome

Indoor plumbing became the key source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby limiting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Gravity was substituted by mechanical pumps in order to enable fountains to bring in clean water and allow for beautiful water displays.

Contemporary fountains are used to embellish community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enrich recreational and entertainment events.

Inventors of the First Garden Fountains

Inventors of the First Garden FountainsInventors First Garden Fountains 6206771635.jpg Commonly serving as architects, sculptors, designers, engineers and cultivated scholars, all in one, fountain designers were multi-talented people from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century. Leonardo da Vinci as a innovative intellect, inventor and scientific expert exemplified this Renaissance creator. He methodically documented his observations in his now renowned notebooks, following his tremendous fascination in the forces of nature inspired him to examine the properties and mobility of water. Combining imaginativeness with hydraulic and landscaping mastery, early Italian fountain designers modified private villa settings into ingenious water displays full of symbolic meaning and natural charm. The humanist Pirro Ligorio brought the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli and was recognized for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design. For the assorted estates near Florence, other water fountain designers were well versed in humanist themes and classical scientific texts, masterminding the extraordinary water marbles, water features and water antics.
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Anglo-Saxon Grounds at the Time of the Norman Conquest The Anglo-Saxon way of life was considerably changed by the introduction of the Normans in the later eleventh century.Engineering and horticulture were skills that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation.... read more


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