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a typical design consisted of a
single flower with a single bud or leaf on
either side repeated as a unit -
Used flowers for adornment. Continued the use of wreaths and
garlands. Created the “Horn of Plenty” or Cornucopia -
Designs of garlands, wreaths and crowns
were more elaborate than those of the Greek. Began the use of flowers for fragrant purposes. -
Brought together Greek and Roman
Period influences. Began to incorporate fruit within garlands. Placed arrangements in baskets, goblets or low containers. -
Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens
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Rome overrun by Visigoths under Alaric I for the first time in nearly 800 years, seen as the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Created large, symmetrical
arrangements with bright colors. More naturalistic look. Used flowers for more than religious purposes. Introduced the Christmas wreath -
Created an oval shape with mismatched flowers. Utilized a lavish design with different shapes, textures and colors. Depth and dimension were important factors. Arrangements commonly used
urns as a base. -
Christopher Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians
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Created symmetrical designs, then shifted to asymmetrical designs. Marked the beginning of the Hogarth curve, or S-curve. Utilized large containers with elaborate arrangements made with several different
types of flowers. -
Created arrangements for personal adornment and decorations around the home. Used any flower available and placed all
arrangements into household containers. -
Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: "New Model Army" under Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax beat royalists forces of English King Charles I
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Placed grasses, flowers and foliage into fan-shaped arrangements. Began to mix different floral bouquets together.
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The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Great Britain and Prussia's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.
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Used foliage and grasses to contrast
textures. Placed flowers in very low containers. Upper-class show of wealth.
