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CHAPTER 1HISTORY OF FLORAL DESIGN
Egyptian Period Container –
wide mouth basin
Lotus Flower – Water Lily - Sacred
Garlands and flower collars
Used Flowers as decorations
Vases were called faience
Greek Period Wreath around
head – given to heroes, poets, athletes, leaders, soldiers
Vases not commonly used to hold flowers
Petals were commonly scatted on the ground
Cornucopia – Horn of Plenty – used upright, now we use it on it’s side.
Roman Period Wreath and
Garlands – heavy and elaborate
Liked fragrant flowers
First used mixed flowers in basket
Rose used because of their fragrance
Naturalistic flower bouquets used
Byzantine Period Symmetrical
designs Trees shaped
arrangements Biedermeier
arrangements
Middle Ages – 476 – 1450 A.D.
Not much known
Flowers were used in food, drink and medicine
Fragrant flowers were favored
Renaissance (14th Century) Flourishing of Art
– very religious Rose meant love
and sacred White lily meant
fertility, purity and virginity (Known as the Madonna lily)
Flowers in paintings – white lily
Dutch Flemish Period First to do Art Deco Flowers were no longer
for just the church and nobility, but for the middle class.
Wild Lines in designs Used Tulips Hogarth curve designs A great variety of
flowers in one vase arrangement
Common vases were ewers – water pitchers
French Period
Mass and Fan Shapes
Designs were large scale
Centerpiece
English – Georgian Period Fragrant very
important Believed that
fragrant would rid the air of contagious and infectious diseases.
Nosegay - Tussie Mussies
Corsages and Boutonnieres came from this period
Bud Vases First to introduce
formal centerpieces
Victorian Period Lavish decorations, heavy
color and patterns First to establish rule to
designing an arrangement Women were the first to be
designers Large mass – Very Compact
Arrangements Added Fruits and Vegetables Men started bringing women
flowers in courtship – posy holders (Bouquets)
Men and women wore bosom bottles (Corsages and boutonnieres)
Oriental Period China and
Japan Line very
important Ikebana
Influence – very few flowers are used
American Period Early American – focus
was not on flowers, but herbs, and food.
Colonial – Round – Williamsburg arrangements
Fruits and vegetables were used in arrangements
Art Deco Free Form Geometric mass
Design Contemporary Design
The End