Kloss, William.
Summary: Series of 24 lectures (each approximately 30 min. long) surveying the history of American art from its colonial origins until just before World War I.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 MasterworksCook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: Historian William Cook discusses the lives of prominent Christians through the ages.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 LIVCook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: An analysis of the classic work, Confessions, by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversies at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious difference between Augustine's world and ours.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270.2 ST.Call number: DVD 270.2 ST. PART 2
Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR