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Derek Towers
Byzantium the lost empire
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6 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 420 libraries worldwide For more than 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the entire world. The origin of great literature, fine art, and modern government, it was also the first Christian empire. Pass through the gates of Constantinople, explore the magnificent mosque of Hagia Sophia and see the looted treasures of the empire now located in St. Marks, Venice.
The face of Tutankhamun
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4 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and held by 204 libraries worldwide Series following the quest of archaeologist Howard Carter for the treasures of Tutankhamen's tomb.
The jewelled city the cathedral of Chartres
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and held by 143 libraries worldwide This program offers a narrated tour of the cathedral, along with a historical portrait of the political and religious fervor of the medieval architects who saw it through to completion.
The circles of light
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 139 libraries worldwide The most celebrated work of Dante is the Divine comedy--a vision of hell, purgatory and heaven that provides a strangely surrealistic view of medieval attitudes on religious dogma and the price of disobedience. In this program, dramatizations of scenes depicting courtly love, sexual love, love of God, and love of the Virgin are featured.
The Medieval mind
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and held by 109 libraries worldwide This five-part series helps belie the notion of the Dark Ages by examining the complex worldview of the medieval mind through its religious personages, institutions, and poetry.
Fires of faith
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3 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in English and held by 84 libraries worldwide This program discusses papal reactions to church dissidents. Thirteenth-century fragmentation of religious orders into various sects is examined. Discussions include St. Francis of Assisi; the French Albigenses sect and the Albigensean Crusade; the fall of Albi; the Cathars and their extermination by the inquisition; Pope Innocent III; the founding of the Dominican order; and the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215.
Nightmare the birth of horror
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2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 74 libraries worldwide The nineteenth century, especially the Victorian age, saw the birth of the horror stories by British authors which represented great contributions to the mass culture of this century. The program features where the stories originated from, why they stayed so famous, why this combinations of desire and loathing strangely mixed were so popular, and what had happened to them when they had been transformed over the last century into something else. Focuses specifically on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, and The hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Heads in the sand
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1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 41 libraries worldwide In 1922 deep beneath the desert in the Valley of the Kings, archaeologist Howard Carter discovers the tomb of the boy-Pharaoh, Tutankhamun. In 1968, King Tut's corpse is x-rayed and undergoes an autopsy. The examination confirms the boy-king's age and royal status; and allows speculation on a possible cause of death. Yet, the beautiful artifacts preserved with the mummy for 3 millennia are now decomposing in the Cairo Museum, victims of modern pollution and the lack of funds, and perhaps will, to preserve them. What will be their fate??
The jeweled city
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3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 39 libraries worldwide The Cathedral of Chartres, built from 1150 to 1220 and widely recognized as a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, is now a world heritage site. This program offers a narrated tour of the cathedral along with a historical portrait of the political and religious fervor of the medieval architects who saw it through to completion.
The jeweled city the cathedral of Chartres
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in English and held by 27 libraries worldwide This program offers a narrated tour of the cathedral, along with a historical portrait of the political and religious fervor of the medieval architects who saw it through to completion.
Across the South Pacific
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1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 23 libraries worldwide Naomi James takes us on a 5,000-mile trip from the island of Tonga to Samoa. On board a 19th century sailing ketch to Tahiti, we explore the beautiful Society Islands, including Bora Bora, from above and below the water. The journey ends at Easter Island, one of the most primeval, lovely and remote places on earth.
The Circles of light the Divine comedy
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide Presents the dramatizations of scenes from Dante Alighieri's Divina commedia which depict courtly love, sexual love, love of God, and love of the Virgin Mary.
The jewelled city
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3 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide This program offers a narrated tour of the cathedral, along with a historical portrait of the political and religious fervor of the medieval architects who saw it through to completion.
City under the sea ; Science, salvage or scrap
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1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide City under the sea. Talks about the real cities found under the sea include the ancient Roman ports Carthage and Caesarea and 17th-century Port Royal in Jamaica (50 min.) Science, salvage or scrap. The discovery of the Titanic has raised anew the issues surrounding underwater finds. (50 min.).
King Tut the face of Tutankhamun
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2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide Shows the discovery and excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy pharoah and the phenomenal public interest in Tut since the 1920s.
Strange landscape the illumination of the Middle Ages
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1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide The Middle Ages was a time of extremes, Europe was becoming a flourishing continent, yet the apocalypse, it was believed, was almost upon them. It was a time when many lived in barbarism, yet it yielded great men of thought, poets, religious thinkers, philosophers and politicians.
Byzantium het verloren keizerrijk
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1 edition published in 2001 and held by 7 libraries worldwide
Discoveries underwater
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2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide These programs show various aspects of underwater archaeology. From finding burried treasures to tracing the prehistoric man. Learn how modern technology has changed mans ability to go deep into the waters to find some the the most wonderous underwater discoveries.
Byzantium : het verloren keizerrijk
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1 edition published in 1999 in Dutch and held by 3 libraries worldwide Documentaireserie over de Byzantijnse beschaving.
Prehistoric man
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1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide Examines three underwater archeological sites in North America, Switzerland, and the central highlands of Scotland for their evidence of early primitive man. more
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Albigenses Antiquities Antiquities--Collection and preservation Archaeology Architecture, Gothic Architecture, Medieval Balkan Peninsula Byzantine Empire Carter, Howard,--1874-1939 Cathédrale de Chartres Christian art and symbolism--Medieval Church history Civilization Civilization, Medieval Civilization--Byzantine influences Criticism, interpretation, etc. Cultural property--Protection Documentary films Documentary films Documentary television programs Dominicans Dracula (Stoker, Bram) Egypt English fiction Europe Europe--Holy Roman Empire Excavations (Archaeology) Film adaptations France France--Chartres Francis,--of Assisi, Saint,--1182-1226 Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft) Historical television programs Historic preservation History Horror tales, English Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir) Innocent--III,--Pope,--1160 or 61-1216 Inquisition Lateran Council Middle Ages Philosophy, Medieval Religious thought--Middle Ages Stories, plots, etc. Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Stevenson, Robert Louis) Television mini-series Tombs Turkey--Istanbul Tutankhamen,--King of Egypt Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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