The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Garden Design

The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Garden Design Anglo-Saxons felt extraordinary changes to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. 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 populace. Monasteries and castles served different purposes, so while monasteries were massive stone structures constructed in only the most fruitful, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the residents focused on understanding offensive and defensive strategies. The barren fortresses did not provide for the peaceful avocation of gardening. The finest specimen of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent in modern times is Berkeley Castle. The keep is said to date from the time of William the Conqueror. A large terrace recommended for exercising and as a means to stop attackers from mining below the walls runs around the building. On one of these parapets is a picturesque bowling green covered in grass and enclosed by an aged hedge of yew that has been shaped into coarse battlements.

Rome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, And Outdoor Water Fountains

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In Rome’s city center, there are many easily recognized public fountains. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the finest sculptors and artists of the 17th century planned, created and produced nearly all of them. Traces of his life's efforts are obvious throughout the streets of Rome simply because, in addition to his capabilities as a water fountain builder, he was also a city builder. Bernini's father, a renowned Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son, and they ultimately moved to Rome, in order to fully express their art, primarily in the form of public water fountains and water features. The young Bernini earned encouragement from Popes and relevant artists alike, and was an excellent employee. He was originally renowned for his sculpture. An authority in historical Greek architecture, he utilized this knowledge as a foundation and melded it flawlessly with Roman marble, most famously in the Vatican. Although many artists had an impact on his work, Michelangelo had the most profound effect.

Creators of the First Outdoor Fountains

Creators of the First Outdoor Fountains Water fountain designers were multi-talented individuals from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century, often serving as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one person. Exemplifying the Renaissance artist as a creative master, Leonardo da Vinci performed as an innovator and scientific specialist. He carefully recorded his findings in his now celebrated notebooks about his studies into the forces of nature and the properties and motion of water. Combining imagination with hydraulic and horticultural abilities, early Italian fountain designers modified private villa settings into amazing water exhibits loaded with symbolic meaning and natural beauty. Creators First Outdoor Fountains 45265483846133139.jpg

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Known for his incredible skill in archeology, architecture and garden creations, Pirro Ligorio, the humanist, delivered the vision behind the magnificence in Tivoli. Other water feature developers, masterminding the fantastic water marbles, water attributes and water antics for the many domains near Florence, were well-versed in humanist subjects and time-honored scientific readings.