"Old School" Garden Fountain Designers

"Old School" Garden Fountain Designers Multi-talented individuals, fountain designers from the 16th to the late 18th century frequently worked as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one. Exemplifying the Renaissance artist as a innovative genius, Leonardo da Vinci performed as an innovator and scientific guru. With his tremendous curiosity regarding the forces of nature, he explored the properties and movement of water and also systematically annotated his observations in his now much celebrated notebooks. Transforming private villa settings into innovative water exhibits complete of symbolic interpretation and natural wonder, early Italian fountain engineers fused resourcefulness with hydraulic and horticultural knowledge. The humanist Pirro Ligorio, renowned for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design, delivered the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli. Well versed in humanistic subject areas and ancient technical texts, some other water feature creators were masterminding the excellent water marbles, water properties and water pranks for the numerous properties near Florence.

The Distribution of Water Fountain Manufacturing Knowledge in Europe

The Distribution of Water Fountain Manufacturing Knowledge in Europe Throughout Europe, the chief means of spreading practical hydraulic information and fountain design ideas were the published pamphlets and illustrated books of the time, which contributed to the advancement of scientific innovation. In the later part of the 1500's, a French fountain designer (whose name has been lost) was the internationally distinguished hydraulics pioneer. By developing landscapes and grottoes with built-in and ingenious water attributes, he started off his occupation in Italy by receiving imperial commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. He wrote a publication entitled “The Principles of Moving Forces” towards the conclusion of his lifetime while in France that came to be the essential book on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Replacing principal hydraulic findings of classical antiquity, the publication also explains modern hydraulic technologies. The water screw, a technical way to move water, and invented by Archimedes, was showcased in the book. Sunlight warmed the liquid in a pair of concealed containers next to the ornamental water feature were shown in an illustration. The heated liquid expands and subsequently ascends and closes the water lines thereby activating the water feature. Yard ponds as well as pumps, water wheels, and water feature creations are talked about in the book.