History of floral

By Jaydon ruiz
  • 2800 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
  • Period: 2800 BCE to 28 BCE

    Egyptians

    Used flowers for decorations,garlands,wreaths and temple offering.
  • 600 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
  • Period: 600 BCE to 150 BCE

    Greek

    Used flowers for adornment. Continued the use of wreath and garlands.
  • 28 BCE

    Romans

    Romans
  • Period: 28 BCE to 325

    Romans

    Continued to use the same customs of the Greek period
    Designs of garlands, wreaths and crowns were more elaborate than those of the Greek
  • 27 BCE

    Pax Romana

    Pax Romana
  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

    The Pax Romana is a roughly 200-year-long timespan of Roman history which is identified as a period and golden age of increased as well as sustained Roman imperialism, order, prosperous stability, hegemonial power and expansion, despite a number of revolts, wars and continuing competition with Parthia.
  • 320

    Byzantines

    Byzantines
  • Period: 320 to 600

    Byzantines

    Brought together Greek and Roman Period influences
    Began to Incorporate fruit within garlands
  • 1346

    Black Death

    Black Death
  • Period: 1347 to 1351

    The Black Death

    The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Afro-Eurasia from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causing the death of 75–200 million people in Eurasia and North Africa, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351
  • 1400

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
  • 1400

    Flemish

    Flemish
  • Period: 1400 to

    Renaissance

    Created large, symmetrical arrangement with bright colors- more naturalistic look
  • Period: 1400 to

    Flemish

    Inspired by Flemish paintings
    Flemish refers to people from the medieval country of Flanders witch now covers parts of Belgium, France and Holland
  • 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Fall of Constantinople
  • Period: 1453 to 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    The fall of Constantinople was the capture of the Byzantine Empire's capital by the Ottoman Empire. The city fell on 29 May 1453, the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April 1453
  • 1517

    protestant reformation

    protestant reformation
  • Period: 1517 to

    protestant reformation

    The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism, a name used collectively to refer to the many religious groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine.

  • Baroque

    Baroque
  • Period: to

    Baroque

    Created symmetrical designs then shifted to asymmetrical designs
    Flowers in their designs. Iris, marigold, lily

  • Colonial Williamsburg

    Colonial Williamsburg
  • Period: to

    Colonial Williamsburg

    Placed grasses flowers and foliage in to fan= shaped arrangements
    Began to mix different floral bouquets together

  • American federal

    American federal
  • Period: to

    American federal

    Began to focus on the charm of the individual flower
    Strayed away from large amounts of mixed floral bouquets

  • Victorian

    Victorian
  • Period: to

    Victorian

    Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures places placed flowers in the very low containers upper class show of wealth

  • civil war in the united states

    civil war in the united states
  • Period: to

    civil war in the united states

    The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865, also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States fought between states supporting the federal union ("the Union" or "the North") and southern states that voted to secede and form the Confederate States of America ("the Confederacy" or "the South").