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Fireplaces and Accessories
Fireplace in the house occupies the same predominating place as heart in the human organism. It is always arranged in most beautiful room, it the best friend of family and the witness of entire of proceeding, closer to the fire they always seat welcome guest. The exterior view of fireplace, its configuration play important role in the process of the perception of fire and creation of the special atmosphere. You will agree, to you they can come to mind of the idea of the world scale, when you control the game of flame, sitting in the dear armchair…
FIREPLACES IN HISTORY |
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One source of heat, but previously only protecting home from evil spirits is a fire. No wonder it was called sacred since ancient times. Humanity is worshiped fire since time immemorial. Ancient form of religion for many people was the deification of sun and fire. It was believed that smoke from the fire rises to the gods.
Since that time, when the man stopped to meet the natural caves, and he began to build housing for the safe haven at night or bad weather, it became necessary to heat through fire. Originally it was an open fire, served for cooking and lighting. The first center was located in the center housing rights, which was dictated, as we would say today, fire safety measures. Smoke went out through the holes in the roof. Topki located on the ground and environs stones. Above it suspended or placed pot roast. Only with the emergence of cities has become a hotbed of fire construct pipes, not to ignite wooden structures of buildings. In stone houses an opportunity to have a fire in any part of the premises, and the chimney lay in the wall.
The first fireplaces appeared in ancient Roman period. Their portals are harvested in the walls with stepped shoals and differed simplicity and humility. For several heating facilities simultaneously in ancient Rome were designed heating channels, which were filed under the windows of homes and hot air. Such systems were used in baths (terms) and in villas.
Much later moved to the fireplace one of the walls, and only the next step in its development was the merger with firebox and chimney wall.
In the middle Ages fireplaces are becoming more decorative, in feudal castles for them are created entire rooms - mantel halls, the most beloved masters and their guests. It was here that kept the military and hunting armor, weapons, tapestries, and other medieval signs importance.
The stone and tiled furnace began to appear in wealthy homes, starting with the XIV century. With such task heating furnace chimney cope better, because the furnace heated room does not direct radiation from the lamp and the accumulating heat throughout its mass and gradually give it due to convection.
During the Renaissance fireplaces have become the subject of considerable interest illustrator. Portals fireplace made of granite and marble, decorated with Florentine mosaic. Their composition included the columns, pilasters, elements entablature.
When forms are beginning to bore lush eye to Europe comes classicism. He returns stringent monumental proportions and underlined forms ancient times, the clarity of lines, so loved by the ancient Greeks. The sense prevails in the entire measure. At fireplaces now portrayed military emblems of ancient ornaments, but the decorations are laconic character. Portal environs bearing columns and sculptures, at the fascia put clocks, statues, vases. Above the fireplace placed mirrors, reflecting the richness interiors.
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