The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Landscaping

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The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Landscaping The introduction of the Normans in the latter half of the eleventh century substantially modified The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. But yet there was no time for home life, domestic architecture, and adornment until the Normans had overcome the whole realm. Monasteries and castles served different functions, so while monasteries were massive stone structures built in only the most productive, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the residents focused on understanding offensive and defensive practices. Gardening, a peaceful occupation, was unfeasible in these fruitless fortifications. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is depicted in Berkeley Castle, which is perhaps the most untouched sample we have. The keep is said to date from William the Conqueror's time period. As a technique of deterring attackers from tunneling beneath the walls, an immense terrace encompasses the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an ancient yew hedge trimmed into the figure of crude battlements.

The Main Characteristics of Ancient Greek Sculpture

The Main Characteristics of Ancient Greek Sculpture The initial freestanding statuary was improved by the Archaic Greeks, a recognized achievement since until then the only carvings in existence were reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Most of the freestanding statues were of youthful, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are called kouros figures. Representing beauty to the Greeks, the kouroi were created to look stiff and commonly had foot forward; the males were vigorous, sturdy, and naked. Main Characteristics Ancient Greek Sculpture 59753453418.jpg

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In about 650 BC, the differences of the kouroi became life-sized. A significant period of improvement for the Greeks, the Archaic period introduced about more forms of government, expressions of art, and a greater comprehension of people and cultures outside of Greece. Equivalent to many other periods of historical unrest, arguments were common, and there were battles between city-states like The Arcadian wars, the Spartan invasion of Samos.

Did You Know How Mechanical Concepts of Fountains Became Known?

Did You Know How Mechanical Concepts of Fountains Became Known? Instrumental to the development of scientific technology were the published letters and illustrated books of the day. They were also the principal method of transmitting practical hydraulic information and fountain design ideas throughout Europe. In the late 1500's, a French water feature designer (whose name has been lost) was the globally recognized hydraulics innovator. His experience in designing landscapes and grottoes with incorporated and ingenious water features began in Italy and with commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. The text, “The Principles of Moving Forces,” authored near the end of his lifetime in France, became the fundamental text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Know Mechanical Concepts Fountains Became Known? 35527366026503.jpg

Know Mechanical Concepts Fountains Became Known? 35527366026503.jpg

Classical antiquity hydraulic discoveries were outlined as well as revisions to crucial classical antiquity hydraulic advancements in the publication. As a mechanized means to push water, Archimedes made the water screw, fundamental among important hydraulic innovations. Two concealed containers heated up by sunlight in an space adjacent to the creative water fountain were presented in an illustration. The hot water expands and then ascends and shuts the water lines thereby triggering the water feature. The publication additionally covers garden ponds, water wheels, water feature concepts.