The History of Floral Design

Middle Ages

476

476-1450AD
-Little known
-Flowers grown and cultivated
-Freshen air
-Containers made of Chinese porcelain and highly decorated with birds, lions, and dragons

Renaissance

Sep 3, 1300

14th Century
-Started in Italy and spread to Europe
-Art represented reliougs history
-Brilliant colors used
-Arrangements were large, tall, pyramidal and symmetrically balanced
-All blooms visible
-Massive metal urns used in arrangements
-White lily-fertility and chastity
-Roses-sacred or profane love

Baroque and Dutch-Flemish

Sep 3, 1300

14th-17th Century
-More affordable
-Variety in arrangements
-Curving lines
-Taller than height of container
-1st to combine mass and line arrangements to make line-mass designs

French

Sep 3, 1600

17th-18th Century
-"Grand Era"
-Emphasized classic design, refinement and elegance
-Fanshaped and massive
-Femenine appeal
-Highly decorative and made of porcelain

English-Georgian

Sep 3, 1700

18th Century
-Named for English King George
-Created "nosegay" and "tussymuss" to safeguard from illness and smell
-small hand held bouquet
-made to hold flowers

Victorian Era

Sep 3, 1837

1837-1901AD
-Queen Victoria
-Designs poor
-Asymmetrical with no focal point
-1st to establish rules
-Schools made required "cultured girls"
-Artificial flowers
-Nosegay popular
-Flower holder invented
-Jeweled

Modern America

Sep 3, 1917

1917-Now
-Changes very little
-Corsages popular in the 1920's
-Results of a designer indvidual expression and requires a creative mind

Greek Period

Sep 3, 2000

600-146BC
-No vases/bouquets
-Flowers scattered on the ground
-Wreaths worn during special events and presented to athletes if they had a victory
-Flower symbolized a God or Hero

European Time Span

Period: Sep 3, 2000 to Sep 3, 2000