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Period: 2800 BCE to 24 BCE
Egyptians
Used flowers to make wreaths, decorations, garlands, etc -
Period: 207 BCE to 220 BCE
Chinese Influence
The Chinese were the first to create floral arrangements using water and containers. -
Period: 28 BCE to 325
Romans
Used flowers the same way as the greeks. Began using flowers for fragrant purposes -
Period: 320 to 600
Byzantines
Brought together Roman and Greek influences. Started using fruits in their designs -
501
Ikebana Introduced to the japanese
Ikebana introduced to Japan by CHines Buddhist Missionaries in the 6th century -
Period: 600 to 150 BCE
Greeks
Used Flowers for adornment. Made wreaths and garlands. Created the Horn of plenty (cornucopia) -
Period: 1400 to
Renaissance
Used large symmetrical arrangements and used flowers for things other than religion. -
Period: 1400 to
Flemish
Created an oval shape with mismatched flowers
Using lavish designs with different shapes, textures, and colors -
Period: to
Baroque
Created symmetrical designs, then shifted to asymmetrical designs.beginning of the Hogarth curve, or S-curve. -
Period: to
Early American
Created arrangements for personal adornment and decorations around the home.
Used any flower available and placed all arrangements into household containers. -
Period: to
Colonial Williamsburg
From 1740 to 1780
Placed grasses, flowers and foliage into fan-shaped arrangements. Began to mix different floral bouquets together. -
Period: to
American Federal
Began to focus on the charm of an individual flower. Strayed away from large amounts of mixed floral bouquets -
Period: to
Victorian
Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures.
Placed flowers in very low containers.
Upper-class show of wealth.