Back Story of Garden Water Fountains

Back Story of Garden Water Fountains The translation of hundreds of ancient Greek documents into Latin was commissioned by the learned Pope Nicholas V who ruled the Church in Rome from 1397 till 1455. He undertook the beautification of Rome to make it into the worthy seat of the Christian world. At the bidding of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a ruined aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was renovated starting in 1453. The ancient Roman custom of building an awe-inspiring commemorative fountain at the location where an aqueduct arrived, also known as a mostra, was resurrected by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the space previously filled with a wall fountain built by Leon Battista Albert, an architect commissioned by the Pope. Changes and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.

The Outcome of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design

The Outcome of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design The introduction of the Normans in the 2nd half of the eleventh century irreparably transformed The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. But before centering on home-life or having the occasion to contemplate domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire population. Castles were more standard designs and often constructed on blustery hills, where their tenants spent both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were considerable stone buildings, commonly located in the widest, most fruitful hollows. Gardening, a quiet occupation, was unfeasible in these unproductive fortifications. Outcome Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Garden Design 09129562.jpg

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Berkeley Castle, maybe the most pristine style of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists today. The keep is reported to have been invented during the time of William the Conqueror. A spacious terrace intended for walking and as a means to stop attackers from mining below the walls runs around the building. A picturesque bowling green, enveloped in grass and enclosed by battlements cut out of an ancient yew hedge, forms one of the terraces.

The Circulation of Outdoor Garden Fountain Engineering Knowledge in Europe

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The Circulation of Outdoor Garden Fountain Engineering Knowledge in Europe Dissiminating pragmatic hydraulic knowledge and fountain design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the printed papers and illustrated publications of the time. In the later part of the 1500's, a French water feature developer (whose name has been lost) was the globally renowned hydraulics leader. With Royal mandates in Brussels, London and Germany, he began his career in Italy, acquiring knowledge in garden design and grottoes with built-in and imaginative water hydraulics. He penned a publication titled “The Principles of Moving Forces” toward the end of his life while in France which became the basic text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Classical antiquity hydraulic advancements were outlined as well as revisions to essential classical antiquity hydraulic discoveries in the publication. The water screw, a mechanical means to move water, and invented by Archimedes, was featured in the book. Two concealed vessels heated by the sun's rays in an room next to the ornamental water feature were presented in an illustration. The hot water expands and then ascends and closes the pipes thereby activating the fountain. The book also covers garden ponds, water wheels, water feature creations.