Anglo-Saxon Grounds at the Time of the Norman Conquest

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Anglo-Saxon Grounds at the Time of the Norman Conquest The Anglo-Saxon way of life was drastically changed by the arrival of the Normans in the later eleventh century. Engineering and gardening were skills that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the general population. Because of this, castles were cruder structures than monasteries: Monasteries were often important stone buildings located in the biggest and most fecund valleys, while castles were erected on windy crests where their residents dedicated time and space to projects for offense and defense. Gardening, a placid occupation, was impracticable in these fruitless fortifications. Berkeley Castle is possibly the most complete model in existence at present of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture. The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. A large terrace meant for strolling and as a means to stop attackers from mining under the walls runs about the building. On 1 of these terraces lies a charming bowling green: it is covered in grass and flanked by an old yew hedge that is formed into the shape of rough ramparts.

The Original Fountain Creative Designers

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Water fountain designers were multi-talented people from the 16th to the late 18th century, often serving as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one person. Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance artist, was notable as a inspired intellect, inventor and scientific expert. The forces of nature led him to research the qualities and movement of water, and due to his fascination, he carefully recorded his experiences in his now famed notebooks. Transforming private villa configurations into ingenious water displays full with symbolic significance and natural wonder, early Italian fountain creators paired imagination with hydraulic and horticultural abilities. Known for his virtuosity in archeology, design and garden design, Pirro Ligorio, the humanist, delivered the vision behind the magnificence in Tivoli. Other fountain developers, masterminding the extraordinary water marbles, water functions and water jokes for the various properties in the vicinity of Florence, were well-versed in humanistic themes and classical scientific texts.