Anglo Saxon Gardens at the Time of the Norman Conquest
Anglo Saxon Gardens at the Time of the Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxons experienced extraordinary changes to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans.
Architecture and horticulture were abilities 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. Because of this, castles were cruder structures than monasteries: Monasteries were often immense stone buildings set in the biggest and most fecund valleys, while castles were built on windy crests where their citizens dedicated time and space to tasks for offense and defense. The sterile fortresses did not provide for the peaceful avocation of farming. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is exemplified in Berkeley Castle, which is conceivably the most untouched illustration we have. It is said that the keep was introduced during William the Conqueror's time. A monumental terrace serves as a deterrent to intruders who would attempt to mine the walls of the building. On 1 of these terraces sits a quaint bowling green: it is coated in grass and flanked by an old yew hedge that is created into the shape of rough ramparts.
The Origins of Modern Outdoor Wall Fountains
The Origins of Modern Outdoor Wall Fountains Pope Nicholas V, himself a learned man, governed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of ancient classic Greek texts into Latin. He undertook the embellishment of Rome to turn it into the model seat of the Christian world. Restoration of the Acqua Vergine, a ruined Roman aqueduct which had transported fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the bidding of the Pope. Building a mostra, a grandiose celebratory fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the arrival point of an aqueduct, was a tradition revived by Nicholas V. At the behest of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti began the construction of a wall fountain in the spot where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The water which eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain as well as the renown baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona came from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.
Rome’s first elevated aqueduct, Aqua Anio Vetus, was built in 273 BC; before that, residents residing at higher elevations had to depend on local springs for their water....
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The inclusion of a wall fountain or an outdoor garden fountain is a great way to adorn your yard or garden design.Modern-day designers and fountain builders alike use historical fountains and water features to shape their creations....
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Dissiminating practical hydraulic facts and water feature design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the published documents and illustrated publications of the time....
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Although most sculptors were compensated by the temples to decorate the sophisticated columns and archways with renderings of the gods of old, as the period came to a close, it became more common for sculptors to depict average people as well mainly because plenty of Greeks had begun to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred....
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