Anglo-Saxon Landscapes at the Time of the Norman Conquest

Anglo-Saxon Landscapes at the Time of the Norman Conquest The Anglo-Saxon way of life was drastically changed by the appearance of the Normans in the later eleventh century. The ability of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in design and farming at the time of the conquest. But home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the entire population. Castles were more fundamental designs and often constructed on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were considerable stone buildings, regularly situated in the widest, most fruitful hollows. Gardening, a quiet occupation, was unfeasible in these unproductive fortifications. The purest example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent presently is Berkeley Castle. The keep is reported to have been conceived during the time of William the Conqueror. Anglo-Saxon Landscapes Time Norman Conquest 24917120275961789.jpg

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An enormous terrace encompasses the building, serving as an obstacle to attackers attempting to dig under the castle walls. 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.

Architectural Sculpture in Early Greece

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Historically, most sculptors were paid by the temples to decorate the involved columns and archways with renderings of the gods, but as the era came to a close it became more common for sculptors to present ordinary people as well because many Greeks had begun to think of their institution as superstitious rather than sacred. In some cases, a interpretation of wealthy families' forefathers would be commissioned to be located inside huge familial tombs, and portraiture, which would be replicated by the Romans upon their conquest of Greek civilization, also became customary. The usage of sculpture and other art forms varied over the many years of The Greek Classical period, a time of creative progress when the arts had more than one objective. Greek sculpture is probably appealing to us nowadays because it was an avant-garde experiment in the historic world, so it doesn't make a difference whether or not its original function was religious zeal or artistic enjoyment.

Water Fountain Designers Through History

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Water feature designers were multi-talented people from the 16th to the late 18th century, often serving as architects, sculptors, artisans, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one person. Exemplifying the Renaissance artist as a creative master, Leonardo da Vinci worked as an innovator and scientific specialist. The forces of nature led him to research the properties and movement of water, and due to his fascination, he systematically documented his findings in his now famed notebooks. Early Italian water feature builders transformed private villa settings into ingenious water showcases full of symbolic meaning and natural charm by coupling imagination with hydraulic and horticultural experience. Known for his virtuosity in archeology, design and garden design, Pirro Ligorio, the humanist, delivered the vision behind the magnificence in Tivoli. For the various mansions near Florence, other water fountain designers were well versed in humanistic subject areas as well as classical technical texts, masterminding the excellent water marbles, water features and water jokes.