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Notes
1 Roman fountains were decorated with bronze or stone masks of animals or heroes.
2 The Book of Ingenious Devices, describing the works of the 1st century Greek Engineer Hero of Alexandria… described fountains which formed water into different shapes and a wind-powered water pump.
3 Under the Medicis, fountains were not just sources of water, but advertisements of the power and benevolence of the city’s rulers.
1 Roman fountains were decorated with bronze or stone masks of animals or heroes.
2 The Book of Ingenious Devices, describing the works of the 1st century Greek Engineer Hero of Alexandria… described fountains which formed water into different shapes and a wind-powered water pump.
3 Under the Medicis, fountains were not just sources of water, but advertisements of the power and benevolence of the city’s rulers.