The translation of hundreds of classical Greek documents into Latin was commissioned by the learned Pope Nicholas V who led the Church in Rome from 1397 till 1455....
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Natural herb gardening is a subject that many gardeners are drawn to.These plants are easy to grow and have the appeal of instant gratification, as they can be used in soups, marinades, and other recipes....
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Clinics and health care facilities have been using interior fountains to create peaceful, stress-free environments for many years now.A contemplative state can be brought about in people who hear the soft music of trickling water....
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Historically, most sculptors were compensated by the temples to embellish the involved pillars and archways with renderings of the gods, however as the period came to a close it became more common for sculptors to portray ordinary people as well because many Greeks had begun to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred....
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Water feature designers were multi-talented people from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century, often working as architects, sculptors, artisans, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one....
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An otherwise lackluster ambiance can be livened up with an indoor wall fountain.Your senses and your wellness can benefit from the putting in of one of these indoor features....
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Your family and friends will appreciate the elegance a wall fountain brings to your decor.Your wall water feature will not only add elegance to your living area but also provide calming background sounds....
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Dissiminating pragmatic hydraulic information and fountain design ideas all through Europe was accomplished with the published documents and illustrated books of the time. A globally recognized innovator in hydraulics in the later part of the 1500's was a French water fountain engineer, whose name has been lost to history. With imperial commissions in Brussels, London and Germany, he started his work in Italy, acquiring know-how in garden design and grottoes with incorporated and clever water features. In France, towards the end of his lifetime, he published “The Principle of Moving Forces”, a publication that turned into the essential text on hydraulic technology and engineering. The publication updated key hydraulic advancements since classical antiquity as well as describing modern day hydraulic technologies. As a mechanical way to shift water, Archimedes devised the water screw, key among vital hydraulic discoveries. Sunlight heating liquid in two vessels hidden in a room adjacent to an ornamental water fountain was displayed in one illustration. The end result: the fountain is activated by the hot liquid expanding and rising up the pipelines. Yard ponds as well as pumps, water wheels, and water feature designs are included in the book.
The translation of hundreds of ancient Greek texts into Latin was commissioned by the learned Pope Nicholas V who led the Church in Rome from 1397 till 1455. He undertook the beautification of Rome to turn it into the worthy capital of the Christian world. In 1453 the Pope instigated the repairing of the Aqua Vergine, an historic Roman aqueduct which had carried fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away. Building a mostra, an imposing commemorative fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the entry point of an aqueduct, was a tradition revived by Nicholas V. At the bidding of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti began the construction of a wall fountain in the place where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The aqueduct he had reconditioned included modifications and extensions which eventually allowed it to supply water to the Trevi Fountain as well as the renowned baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona.