The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Landscaping

The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Landscaping The arrival of the Normans in the latter half of the eleventh century greatly altered The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. But there was no time for home life, domestic design, and decoration until the Normans had overcome the whole realm. Results Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Landscaping 7885254885778.jpg

Results Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Landscaping 7885254885778.jpg

Monasteries and castles served different functions, so while monasteries were massive stone structures constructed in only the most fruitful, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the people focused on understanding offensive and defensive tactics. The sterile fortresses did not provide for the quiet avocation of horticulture. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is symbolized in Berkeley Castle, which is most likely the most untouched illustration we have. The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. A large terrace recommended for exercising and as a way to stop attackers from mining under the walls runs about 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.

The Original Outdoor Water Fountains

The Original Outdoor Water Fountains Water fountains were at first practical in purpose, used to deliver water from canals or springs to towns and villages, supplying the inhabitants with fresh water to drink, bathe, and prepare food with. To make water flow through a fountain until the end of the 1800’s, and produce a jet of water, mandated the force of gravity and a water source such as a creek or reservoir, situated higher than the fountain. Commonly used as memorials and commemorative structures, water fountains have inspired travelers from all over the planet throughout the ages. The common fountains of today bear little similarity to the first water fountains. Designed for drinking water and ceremonial reasons, the initial fountains were simple carved stone basins. The first stone basins are presumed to be from around 2000 B.C.. The first fountains used in ancient civilizations depended on gravity to regulate the movement of water through the fountain. Drinking water was delivered by public fountains, long before fountains became decorative public statues, as beautiful as they are functional. Beasts, Gods, and religious figures dominated the early decorative Roman fountains, starting to appear in about 6 BC. The remarkable aqueducts of Rome furnished water to the eye-catching public fountains, many of which you can travel to today.

The Dispersion of Outdoor Fountain Design Technology

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Instrumental to the development of scientific technology were the published letters and illustrated books of the time. They were also the primary method of transmitting practical hydraulic facts and fountain design ideas throughout Europe. An un-named French water feature developer was an internationally celebrated hydraulic leader in the later part of the 1500's. His know-how in designing gardens and grottoes with incorporated and imaginative water features began in Italy and with commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. He wrote a book named “The Principles of Moving Forces” towards the conclusion of his life while in France which came to be the essential text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Classical antiquity hydraulic breakthroughs were elaborated as well as revisions to crucial classical antiquity hydraulic advancements in the book. The water screw, a technical method to move water, and invented by Archimedes, was showcased in the book. An decorative fountain with the sun warming the water in two vessels hidden in an adjacent room was presented in one illustration. The hot water expands and subsequently ascends and shuts the pipes thereby triggering the water fountain. Garden ponds as well as pumps, water wheels, and water feature concepts are included in the publication.