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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: Twenty-four lectures on the history of Asia Minor, from its origins as a civilization in Anatolia to the Ottoman Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 939.3 GRECall number: DVD 939.3 GRE
Contents: disc 1. Steppes and peoples ; The rise of the Steppe nomads ; Early nomads and China ; The Han Emperors and Xiongnu at war ; Scythians, Greeks, and Persians ; The Parthians -- disc 2. Kushans, Sacae, and the Silk Road ; Rome and the Sarmatians ; Trade across the Tarim Basin ; Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Christianity ; Rome and the Huns ; Attila the Hun, scourge of God -- disc 3. Sassanid Shahs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 950 BARSummary: As explorers and traders, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of Western Europe. In this course the Vikings will be studied not only as warriors, but also in other roles for which they are equally extraordinary: merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 948.022 VIKCall number: DVD 948.022 VIK
Hale, John R.
Summary: "Through Professor Hale's vibrant commentary and extensive field footage, you discover monumental ancient cities, classical ruins, temples, shrines, fortresses, stadiums, theaters, churches, and palaces. In each site, you explore the critical history and culture that defined them and the ways in which they influenced our modern world. In their compelling historical and visual detail, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2011
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Summary: Classical archaeology, the excavation and analysis of ancient Greek and Roman sites, has been one of the leading branches of archaeology, pioneering its basic methods and major innovations. In these 36 half-hour lectures, Dr. John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides the listener through 18th-century excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, tours many important archaeological sites or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 CLACall number: DVD 930.1 CLA
Hale, John R.
Summary: Explores some of the greatest speeches in history and covers practical tips that can be used in any public speaking situation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.5 ARTCall number: 808.5 ART (TRANSCRIPT)
Call number: DVD 808.5 ART
Summary: Why do the ancient Greeks occupy such a prominent place in conceptions of Western culture and identity? The Greeks are a source of much that we esteem: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, ideals of athletic competition, aesthetic sensibilities, and more. Spanning roughly 1,000 years, the lectures cover the Late Bronze Age (1500 B.C.E.) to the time of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 MCICall number: DVD 938 MIC