Agrippa’s Magnificent Water-lifting Gadget

Agrippa’s Magnificent Water-lifting Gadget The admiration Agrippa’s water-lifting innovation received by Andrea Bacci in 1588 was temporal. It may have become outdated once the Villa Medici was able to receive water from the Acqua Felice, the early modern conduit, in 1592. Although it is more likely that it was essentially tossed when Ferdinando renounced his cardinalship and went back to Florence, protecting his position as the Grand Duke of Tuscany, following the demise of his brother, Francesco di Medici, in 1588. While there were various other worthwhile water-driven concepts either projected or built during the latter part of the sixteenth century, like scenographic water displays, giochi d’acqua or water caprices, and melodious water features, none was fed by water like Agrippa’s device.

When and Where Did Water Features Originate?

When and Where Did Water Features Originate? The translation of hundreds of ancient Greek texts into Latin was commissioned by the scholarly Pope Nicholas V who ruled the Church in Rome from 1397 until 1455. It was imperative for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called the capital of the Christian world. Water Features Originate? 23591149492.jpg

Water Features Originate? 23591149492.jpg

In 1453 the Pope commissioned the reconstruction of the Aqua Vergine, an ancient Roman aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away. A mostra, a monumental celebratory fountain built by ancient Romans to mark the point of arrival of an aqueduct, was a practice which was restored by Nicholas V. At the behest of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti began the construction of a wall fountain in the spot where we now find the Trevi Fountain. Changes and extensions, included in the repaired aqueduct, eventually provided the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.

The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Gardens

The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo Saxon Gardens The introduction of the Normans in the 2nd half of the eleventh century irreparably transformed The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. Architecture and horticulture were skills that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But nevertheless 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 spent both time and space to exercising offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, mostly positioned in the widest, most fruitful hollows. The serene method of gardening was not viable in these bleak bastions. Impact Norman Conquest Anglo Saxon Gardens 0792975361552002464.jpg

Impact Norman Conquest Anglo Saxon Gardens 0792975361552002464.jpg

The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is exemplified in Berkeley Castle, which is perhaps the most unscathed example we have. It is said that the keep was created during William the Conqueror's time. A big terrace intended for walking and as a way to stop enemies from mining under the walls runs about the building. On one of these parapets is a scenic bowling green covered in grass and enclosed by an aged hedge of yew that has been designed into coarse battlements.