Water-lifting System by Camillo Agrippa

In 1588, Agrippa’s water-lifting innovation captivated the attention and praise of Andrea Bacci but that turned out to be one of the very last references of the technology. Just years later, in 1592, the early contemporary Roman waterway, the Acqua Felice, was linked to the Medici’s villa, probably making the devic

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Anglo Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest

The arrival of the Normans in the later half of the eleventh century greatly altered The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The skill of the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. But before focusing on home-life or having the occasion to think about domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans

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Increasing Popularity of River Cruises

There is a popular saying that the road best traveled is actually a river. Vacationers are increasingly selecting river cruises over other holiday choices. Furthermore, this kind of cruising has more options than ever before. Cruises have been loved by vacationers for eons, but river cruises specifically are on the upswing as they do not call for v

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Attributes of Garden Statuary in Archaic Greece

The primitive Greeks manufactured the very first freestanding statuary, an amazing achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, sculptures of adolescent, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the greater part of the sculptures. The kouroi, viewed as by the Greeks to portray bea

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