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

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Summary: Meet the men who shaped the dramatic story of the U.S. Constitution.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2017

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AME

Dise, Robert L.

Summary: (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together).

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930 ANC
Call number: DVD 930 ANC

Noble, Thomas F. X.

Summary: Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 LAT

Summary: Twenty-four lectures on the history and varieties of Christian doctrines in the early church.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 229.9206 LOS