The arrival of the Normans in the 2nd half of the eleventh century irreparably transformed The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. The skill of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. But home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the rest of
Cruises to the Baltic Region and Scandinavia
A cruise to Scandinavia is not complete without stops in the Baltic states too, a region with distinctive cultural traditions and lovely Old Towns that date back to the medieval traders of the Hanseatic League. The Scandinavian countries of Finland, Norway, and Sweden have busy modern cities, some of which have been voted the world�
The Positive Benefits of installing a wall fountain in Your Living Area
The area outside your home can be polished up by including a wall or a garden fountain to your landscaping or garden project. Many modern designers and craftsmen have been influenced by historical fountains and water features. As such, the effect of adding one of these to your interior decor binds it to past times. In addition to the positive chara
The Circulation of Water Fountain Engineering Knowledge in Europe
Throughout Europe, the chief means of dissiminating practical hydraulic information and fountain design suggestions were the published papers and illustrated publications of the time, which added to the advancement of scientific innovation. An unnamed French water fountain designer came to be an globally celebrated hydraulic innovator in the late 1
Historic English Monastic Gardens
There are not lots of traces or exact records of English monastic gardens left today. A twelfth-century plan of Canterbury presents only a vague notion of the planting and structure; it demonstrates the cloisters containing a herbarium and a conduitâ€â€with the fish-pond, orchard, and vineyard outside the walls. However, even though t