Garden Water Features Found in Historical Documents

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As initially conceived, fountains were designed to be practical, guiding water from streams or reservoirs to the residents of cities and villages, where the water could be used for cooking, cleaning, and drinking. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was necessary to pressurize the movement and send water squirting from the fountain's nozzle, a system without equal until the late 19th century. The splendor and wonder of fountains make them appropriate for traditional monuments. Rough in design, the very first water fountains didn't look much like modern-day fountains. The 1st known water fountain was a stone basin created that served as a receptacle for drinking water and ceremonial functions. Stone basins as fountains have been found from 2000 BC. The first fountains used in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to control the movement of water through the fountain. Drinking water was supplied by public fountains, long before fountains became elaborate public statues, as beautiful as they are functional. The Romans began creating decorative fountains in 6 BC, most of which were bronze or stone masks of animals and mythological heroes. A well-engineered system of reservoirs and aqueducts kept Rome's public fountains supplied with fresh water.

The Outcome of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design

The Outcome of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design Anglo-Saxons encountered great modifications to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. Outcome Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Garden Design 6438196216177.jpg

But before concentrating on home-life or having the occasion to contemplate domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire society. Monasteries and castles served separate purposes, so while monasteries were massive stone structures assembled in only the most fruitful, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the people focused on understanding offensive and defensive practices. The serene practice of gardening was impractical in these bleak bastions. Berkeley Castle is most likely the most unchanged model in existence today of the early Anglo-Norman form of architecture. The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. A massive terrace serves as a discouraging factor to invaders who would try to mine the walls of 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.