Floral design

By Roger314
  • Classical Egyptians
    2800 BCE

    Classical Egyptians

    Simplistic design principles
  • Romans
    28 BCE

    Romans

    Created large, symmetrical arrangements with bright colors
  • Byzantines
    320

    Byzantines

    Incorporated fruit within garlands, baskets
  • Renaissance
    1400

    Renaissance

    created large, symmetrical arrangements with bright colors
  • Flemish
    1401

    Flemish

    Created oval shaped with mismatch flowers
  • Baroque

    Baroque

    Marked the beginning of the Hogarth curve

  • Thirty Years' War

  • Early American

    Early American

    Created arrangements for personal adornment

  • The Mayflower Departs from Southampton, England

  • Reign of Taichang Emperor: The 14th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

  • Colonial Williamsburg

    Colonial Williamsburg

    Placed grasses, flowers and foliage into fan-shaped arrangements

  • Victorian

    Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures

  • 86 free African American colonists sail from New York City to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

  • Modern

    Modern

    began to focus on the charm of an individual flower

  • Women gained the right to vote