Floriculture
History of Floral Design
Name ______________________
Identify which period or era had an influence on the current floral traditions
listed below.
Egyptian Period
Greek Period
Japanese
Middle Ages
Renaissance Period
1.
Baroque/Dutch
Flemish Period
French Period
English/Georgian
Period
Victorian Era
______________Use of terra cotta and porcelain.
Colonial Style
Byzantine Period
Roman Period
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
2.
______________Curving, asymmetrical bouquets, which had spilling stems and branches.
3.
______________White Lily used as a symbol of chastity and fertility.
4.
______________Fan Shaped arrangements with mass.
5.
______________Elaborate metal containers with well formed bases, stems, and necks.
6.
______________Strong, Streamlined, geometric lines were featured in designs.
7.
______________Fragrance of flowers were of great importance.
8.
______________Wearing of wreaths on the head.
9.
______________Use of many lotus flowers.
10.
______________Rose petals scattered during banquets or ceremonies.
11.
______________Elaborate ornamentation and curved lines.
12.
______________Arrangements that are massed and rounded or fan-shaped.
13.
______________Use of the cornucopia.
14.
______________Introduction of the nosegay.
15.
______________First use of flowers in the hair.
16.
______________Small handheld bouquets called “tussie-mussies”
17.
______________Use of garlands.
18.
______________Use of materials to create symmetrical, stylized trees as designs.
19.
______________Flowers placed to reflect how they are in nature.
20.
______________Use of bough pots to dress up fireplaces.
21.
______________Floral design was first taught and recognized as an art.
22.
______________Hand bouquet (posy) holders were first introduced.