Briwa, Bill
Summary: 16 lessons on cooking in the Mediterranean style designed to boost your confidence in the kitchen and help you create meals that you are proud to share.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 EVECall number: DVD 641.59 EVE
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD BriwaSummary: Some of the earliest landscape paintings are found on the walls of Egyptian tombs-demonstrating that, since ancient times, panoramic scenes of nature have held spiritual significance. This program guides viewers through the history of landscape art and its various emotional, symbolic, and sacred meanings. Progressing through ancient Greek and Roman villa paintings, Byzantine art, and the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: According to some, the concept of landscape originated with the painters of northern Europe and their use of light-a light that models objects and creates successive planes that draw the eye into the distance. This program traces the evolution of the landscape in art, from its function as a stylized setting to its employment as a realistic part of a scene, and the technical challenges of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Wildsam Field Guides: Northern Michigan leads travelers through the fertile landscape and lakes of a beloved region, with expert insight on fruit growing, forest navigation, supper clubs, cottages, boating, hiking and foodways.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wildsam Field Guides 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.30 WILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.749 NORTHERN MICHIGAN WIL1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 917.749 NORTHERN MICHIGAN WIL
Summary: Each section features a lavish double-page image of an influential painting that defines each artistic style. Seminal works of genius are portrayed in their historical context, with attention paid to the culture of the time and the lives of their creators.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 709 ARTContents: Principles and themes -- Introduction: landscape and symbol / Richard F. Townsend -- Pre-Columbian images of time / Anthony F. Aveni -- The persistence of Maya tradition in Zinacantan / Evon Z. Vogt -- Mankind and the earth in America and Europe / Vincent Scully -- The Southwest -- Mimbres art: form and imagery / J.J. Brody -- The architecture of the ancient Southwest / Stephen H. Lekson --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Art Institute of Chicago 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 AncientSummary: Industrialization in the 19th century, and the widespread human exploitation and personal alienation that characterized it, produced a crisis of faith and shook people's confidence in the very concept of civilization. In this program, Matthew Collings follows in the footsteps of John Ruskin, a social critic who interpreted the ills of his era and believed that art could salve, and perhaps even...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009