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1) Cathedral
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.
Publisher
Digital Classics DVD
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Follow Hannah Scott-Joynt, daughter of the Bishop of Winchester, as she explores some of the great cathedral cities of southern England. These cities include, Guildford, Rochester, Portsmouth, Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester."--
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Dominating the landscape for centuries, ancient cathedrals and abbeys reflect Britain's turbulent history through their architectural grandeur. The film explores cathedrals and abbeys found throughout England and Wales, featuring interviews with historians and experts and breathtaking footage filming their legendary facades and soaring interior spaces." --
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In the town of Kingsbridge during the middle of the twelfth century, the lives of those who are working to build the most amazing Gothic cathedral in the world become entwined through their ambitions, loves, and tribulations. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age.
Publisher
TOPICS Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
See this great city like never before. The past meets the present and tradition stands alongside innovation as you take a mesmerizing tour of London's most spectacular structures, both ancient and modern. Hear the extraordinary stories behind these places as you see them like never before.
13) Skyscrapers
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Why was New York's most famous skyscraper dubbed the "Empty State Building"? How big is Japan's planned "supertower"? Tour the world's most incredible skylines with award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay, and trace the amazing stories of skyscrapers. From France's Gothic cathedrals to Malaysia's record-breaking Petronas Towers, this video introduces courageous creators, recounts little-known history, and reveals...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The world's greatest religious structures are marvels of engineering, technology, and invention. Designed to celebrate the glory of God, they are also monuments to the ingenuity of man. Revisit Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, Segrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, and the Crystal Cathedral in Los Angeles.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Researchers uncover what lies beneath 500 years of Spanish altar paintings, revealing surprising insights into the lives of Fernando Gallego and the artists of his time. Notable for their size and number, the panels depict the Christian subjects of Genesis, the life of Christ, and the Last Judgment. A five year project of collaborative research uncovers preliminary under drawings beneath the final layers of the paintings that unlock secrets involving...