The Dispersion of Fountain Design Knowledge
The Dispersion of Fountain Design Knowledge Instrumental to the advancement of scientific technology were the printed letters and illustrated publications of the day. They were also the main means of transmitting practical hydraulic information and fountain design suggestions all through Europe. An unnamed French fountain developer came to be an internationally renowned hydraulic leader in the later part of the 1500's. With imperial mandates in Brussels, London and Germany, he started his career in Italy, acquiring knowledge in garden design and grottoes with built-in and ingenious water hydraulics.
He penned a book titled “The Principles of Moving Forces” towards the conclusion of his lifetime while in France which became the essential text on hydraulic technology and engineering. Classical antiquity hydraulic developments were detailed as well as updates to key classical antiquity hydraulic advancements in the publication. The water screw, a mechanical means to move water, and invented by Archimedes, was showcased in the book. A pair of hidden containers heated by the sun's rays in an area next to the decorative water feature were found in an illustration. The end result: the water feature is stimulated by the heated water expanding and ascending up the pipes. Pumps, water wheels, water attributes and garden pond designs are included in the book.
Where did Landscape Fountains Come From?
Where did Landscape Fountains Come From? A fountain, an incredible piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also launch water high into the air for an extraordinary effect.The primary purpose of a fountain was originally strictly practical. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, from aqueducts or springs in the vicinity. Until the late nineteenth, century most water fountains functioned using the force of gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a source of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often used by Romans to beautify their fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden planners included fountains to create mini depictions of the gardens of paradise. The fountains found in the Gardens of Versailles were meant to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries manufactured baroque decorative fountains to glorify the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the spot where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.
Urban fountains made at the end of the nineteenth served only as decorative and celebratory ornaments since indoor plumbing provided the essential drinking water.
Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity allowed fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.
Modern fountains are used to adorn community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enrich recreational and entertainment events.