Civilizations. Season 1
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (9 video files (approximately 477 min.)) : sd., col.
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electronic resource - Publisher: [United States] : PBS, 2018.
- Distributor: Made available through hoopla
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Episode 1 The Second Moment of Creation Episode 2 How Do We Look? Episode 3 God and Art Episode 4 Encounters Episode 5 Renaissances Episode 6 Paradise on Earth Episode 7 Color and Light Episode 8 The Cult of Progress Episode 9 What Is Art Good For?. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directed by Tim Niel. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator, Liev Schreiber. |
Summary, etc.: | Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. This nine-part series reveals the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduces viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity, and illumination across cultures. Principal contributors Simon Schama, Mary Beard, and David Olusoga travel across the globe, visiting such cultural landmarks as the great mosques of Istanbul, the ancient cities of Mesoamerica, the Buddhist caves of Ajanta in India, the Aztecs' Templo Mayor in modern Mexico City, the funeral site of China's first emperor and many more. Narrated by Liev Schreiber. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Art History Arts History Civilization History Humanity in art History Imagination |