rock-work
rock-work.
1. Erroneous term for rock-faced or quarry-faced ashlar.
2. Correct term for a structure in a garden constructed of large fragments of rock, imitation rocks, broken bricks, and other materials, held together with mortar, the cavities further filled with earth, pebbles, and plants, intended to look ‘natural’. Sometimes it was contrived to look like very large rocks, or even natural cliff-like faces as though a path had been cut through rock (but entirely artificial). Rock-work was often associated with grottoes, fountains, hermitages, and labyrinths in C18 landscaped gardens. Good examples exist at Wörlitz, Anhalt, by Eyserbeck, Erdmannsdorff, and the Schochs.
1. Erroneous term for rock-faced or quarry-faced ashlar.
2. Correct term for a structure in a garden constructed of large fragments of rock, imitation rocks, broken bricks, and other materials, held together with mortar, the cavities further filled with earth, pebbles, and plants, intended to look ‘natural’. Sometimes it was contrived to look like very large rocks, or even natural cliff-like faces as though a path had been cut through rock (but entirely artificial). Rock-work was often associated with grottoes, fountains, hermitages, and labyrinths in C18 landscaped gardens. Good examples exist at Wörlitz, Anhalt, by Eyserbeck, Erdmannsdorff, and the Schochs.
More From encyclopedia.com
Iron Ores , Rocks
Rocks are composed of minerals, which are natural inorganic (nonliving) substances with specific chemical compositions and structures. A rock m… Igneous Rocks , Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and hardening of molten magma. The word igneous comes from the Latin word igneus, meaning fire, and there are… Rock , rock1 / räk/ • n. 1. the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underly… Country Rock , Country rock
The term country rock refers to a body of rock that receives or hosts an intrusion of a viscous geologic material. Intrusions into count… Metamorphic Rocks , Metamorphic rock is rock that has changed from one type of rock into another. The word metamorphic (from Greek) means “of changing form.” Metamorphic… Rock Garden , rock garden
rock garden, garden planned around natural rock formations or rocks artificially arranged to simulate natural (often mountainous) conditi…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
rock-work