The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Garden Design

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The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Garden Design The arrival of the Normans in the later half of the eleventh century substantially modified The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. Still, home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the rest of the population. Monasteries and castles served separate functions, so while monasteries were enormous stone structures built in only the most productive, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the occupants focused on learning offensive and defensive techniques. Relaxing pastimes such as gardening were out of place in these destitute citadels. Berkeley Castle, perhaps the most pristine style of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists now. The keep is reported to have been conceived during the time of William the Conqueror. As a method of deterring attackers from tunneling under the walls, an immense terrace encircles the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an old yew hedge trimmed into the figure of crude battlements.

Creators of the First Water Features

Creators of the First Water Features Often serving as architects, sculptors, designers, engineers and cultivated scholars, all in one, fountain creators were multi-talented people from the 16th to the late 18th century. Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance artist, was notable as a inspired genius, inventor and scientific expert. With his tremendous fascination about the forces of nature, he examined the qualities and motion of water and also carefully documented his observations in his now recognized notebooks. Early Italian water feature builders transformed private villa settings into inventive water showcases full with emblematic meaning and natural charm by coupling imagination with hydraulic and horticultural talent. Known for his virtuosity in archeology, design and garden design, Pirro Ligorio, the humanist, provided the vision behind the wonders in Tivoli. Other water feature developers, masterminding the phenomenal water marbles, water functions and water jokes for the countless estates near Florence, were tried and tested in humanistic topics and classical scientific readings.