Anglo-Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest

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The arrival of the Normans in the second half of the eleventh century considerably modified The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The Normans were better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. But yet there was no time for home life, domesticated architecture, and decoration until the Normans had conquered the whole realm. Because of this, castles were cruder constructions than monasteries: Monasteries were often important stone buildings located in the biggest and most fecund valleys, while castles were built on windy crests where their inhabitants devoted time and space to tasks for offense and defense. The calm method of gardening was impractical in these dreary bastions. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is depicted in Berkeley Castle, which is conceivably the most unscathed example we have. It is said that the keep was developed during William the Conqueror's time. A massive terrace serves as a discouraging factor to intruders who would try to mine the walls of the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an aged yew hedge trimmed into the form of crude battlements.

How Technical Designs And Styles of Outdoor Spread

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How Technical Designs And Styles of Outdoor Spread Throughout the European countries, the chief means of dissiminating practical hydraulic understanding and fountain design suggestions were the published pamphlets and illustrated books of the time, which added to the evolution of scientific development. An unnamed French water feature developer became an internationally celebrated hydraulic innovator in the late 1500's. His expertise in developing gardens and grottoes with integrated and imaginative water fountains began in Italy and with mandates in Brussels, London and Germany. In France, towards the end of his life, he published “The Principle of Moving Forces”, a book which became the essential text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Detailing modern hydraulic systems, the book also updated critical hydraulic developments of classical antiquity. Archimedes, the developer of the water screw, had his work featured and these included a mechanical way to move water. Two concealed containers heated up by the sun's rays in an area next to the ornamental water feature were shown in an illustration. The end result: the water fountain is triggered by the hot liquid expanding and ascending up the pipes. The book also includes garden ponds, water wheels, water feature designs.