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400
Middle Ages
476-1450 AD
.Flowers were grown and cultivated
.Used to freshen air
.Containers made of Chinese porcelain and highly decorated with birds lions and dragons -
Sep 3, 1150
Baroque and Dutch Flemish period
.Common peole could afford flowers
.Design became more vreative and expressive
.Curved lines rather than straight
.massed and oerflowing
Hogarth Curve
.William Hogarth
.Asymmetrical
Dutch Flemish style
.Variety of flowers in one arrangement
.Curving lines
.Taller than container
.1st to combine mass and line arrangements to make line-mass designs -
Sep 3, 1450
French period
17th and 18th century
."Grand Era"
.Emphasized classic design, refinement and elegance
.Fan shaped and massive
.Feminine appeal
.Highly decorative
.Made of porcelain -
Victorian Era
1837-1901AD
.Named for Queen Victoria
.Designs rather poor
.Generally asymmetrical with no focal point
.Towards the end they were the 1st to establish rules on flower arranging
.Schools of floral design "Cultured Girls"
.Artificial flowers
.Nosegay became highly popular
.Flower holder invented
.Jeweled -
Greek
600-146BC
.Did not arrange in vases or bouquests
.Flowers were scattered on the ground
.Wreaths worn by all Greeks during special events -
Modern America
1917-Present
.Changes were little in early years
.Corsages became popular in the 1920's
.Results of a desiners individual expression and requires a creative mind -
Period: to
History of floral design
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Renaissance
14th Century
.In Italy and spread through Europe
.Art represented religious history
.Brilliant colors were used
.Arrangements were large, tall, pyramidal and symmetrically balanced
.massive metal urns were used in arrangements
Emphasis on Symbolism
.White lily- Chasity and fertility
.Roses- Sacred or profane love
.Alyy blossims were visible
