Thursday, August 4, 2011

History of Fireplaces

Louis

Louis, the term refers to the names of 18 French kings, who ruled from 1300 to the French Revolution. Mantelpiece Louis should be more legal Louis fireplace called a renaissance, as is the product of the 19 Century, was tried as a French architect and interior designer, style, type of fireplace that popular during the reign of Louis XIV, XV I have copied it to produce, and XVI. In fact, the fireplaces were much more complicated this time as the revivalDrawings that have been in France and England during the Victorian era. A typical Louis revitalization projects around 9 inches from the wall. The front was flat and box like with a large rectangular opening. The drawings have been more gracious era to the British and marble fireplaces were often made by Italian masters, with more detail and refinement carried out by French craftsmen.

The revival of Louis XV surrounds have graceful curves and designs that are popular today, much moreshould be of this origin. Louis XVI fireplaces are much more masculine and square and could be used for many British traditional designs that have proven to be popular for 200 years or more inmates. The small female Pompadour was Louis XV made the most successful of Louis.

Georgian

The Georgian through the years 1714-1820, although the latter term is more properly called the Regency. It 'was during this period that many of today's buildings wereconstructed or reconstructed as the landed aristocracy flourished. Inigo Jones, architect during the last century, was the inspiration for the first Georgian period to 1760. H ERN Patt books available were landed gentry throughout the country and full of drawings with elements of greek mythology-inspired designers such as William Kent, the chimneys, which is a green heart of grace form large spaces.

The history of the chimney is nowconveniently into two halves. Immense, ornate designs from the first, during the second half saw more subtle influence with fireplaces, classic.

In middle-class families, for a total of simple designs - faux marble or imitations of expensive hardwoods replace the real thing. More reserved and less expensive, less important than the fireplaces in the rooms, mansions, which indicates that the pockets to see even the richest landowners not unlimited! ThisThe design does not penetrate all the farmers and smallholders who constitute the majority of homeowners. Their homes were often the designs fireplace with large wooden lintel, that we see today in straw huts.

The second half of the century is undoubtedly the age of Robert Adam and chimneys that bear his name. With his brother James, Robert Adam Patt ed books ERN production, all aspects of architecture, but it's probably for the fireplace, it does bestknown. Adam was a master of detail - his drawings, although smaller and less extravagant than the previous 50 years together, among well-finished detail, almost all taken from classical mythology. This could include a gold leaf motif, or even a plaque in Etruscan pottery Wedgwood.

Important room designs in fine platinum statues of white marble with garlands, ribbons, lyres and urns, while the less important areas, and the large emerging middle class would be given enhancedThey scaled copies of these drawings in a variety of designs and materials of imitation. In the never-ending change, the system is out of fashion, design is more classic and less ornate in the dying years of the Georgian period and influences such as chinoiserie (Chinese design influenced) by the Prince Regent George IV's favorite, was always evident . In many ways this time, the heyday of the chimney, the dimensions and design features still in a series of false to copyIn today's market.

Regency

Like any trendy furnishings in the last 400 years of regency period can not be seen in isolation. In fact, it contains elements and inter-related trends, social and political differences before and after the period. Regency fireplaces tend to be much less expensive than those of designers like Robert Adam. Gone were the small scenes, so beloved by the middle of the 18 plug-century pastoral aristocracy. In their place, very straightDrawings including fluted legs. The same leg may be flat with the seam as a deposit or as a single or double chimney greek columns apparently supporting the header. The grooved panel may be put over his head, but also other projects, including double parallel line s, Acanthus leaves Greek husband, or other images - the head of Medusa or the Roman triumphal images were very popular.

Marble was a popular material for fireplaces, although sometimes when the materials from Italy, Spain andPortugal have been blocked by the Napoleonic wars. Marble sculpture (the variety used to carve statues) are preferred, although the costs tend to limit its use for the most important public spaces. Other "Home" and "retirement" may have faux marble fireplace, wood or plaster and painted tempered, highly skilled, poorly paid, but the craftsmen to resemble marble.

Fireplace in the French style was developed separately by the British. During the French Revolution, many ofchimneypieces extravagantly during the reign of Louis XIV, XV and XVI were installed snatched and shipped abroad. In their place, fireplaces, still influenced by the empires of antiquity, but with less decoration and mantelshelves big as examples in the United Kingdom. With France's close relationship with the young people of the United States influence in New England homes of the time and the White House (the only one who knows why the British burned it in 1812 and was to be seennew painting - white).

Influence regency remained popular to this day. Many town houses to survive from this period in London, although the large houses were torn down for their country during the late Victorian housing boom. Houses of regents that has been stripped of their original fireplaces from subsequent generations interested in modernizing their homes, and modern reproductions have been used to fill gaps and new for at least part of the splendor of that time. In fact, the simpler design ofFireplaces Regency multiply more easily processed the splendor of his predecessors, who are considered "over the top" of current generations.

Victorian

Victory on the throne for so long, 1837 - 1901, which is impossible to regard his rule as a single period. In the early years were up to the death of Albert in 1860 by design issues such as the more traditional influences evident in the Regency design. However, other movements such as age progressedPlanning began with the two most important design schools and objets d'art and Art Nouveau And 'also worth mentioning that influence the design Louis, made popular by the availability of original fireplaces ripped castles of the nobility during the French Revolution.

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