The Resource Secrets of the Parthenon, Studio International ; Arte France ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; edited by Rob Tinworth, (videorecording DVD)
Secrets of the Parthenon, Studio International ; Arte France ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; edited by Rob Tinworth, (videorecording DVD)
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The item Secrets of the Parthenon, Studio International ; Arte France ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; edited by Rob Tinworth, (videorecording DVD) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Spokane Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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The item Secrets of the Parthenon, Studio International ; Arte France ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; edited by Rob Tinworth, (videorecording DVD) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Spokane Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now, a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of Western civilization : How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take for granted today, such as comprehensive plans or drawings? With unprecedented access to the Greek government's Acropolis Restoration Project, which has been restoring the Parthenon for over three decades, Nova takes viewers inside the minds of the ancient Greeks as they created their most enduring architectural miracle..."--Container
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 54 min.)
- Note
- "This disc contains special features that can be accessed from your computer's DVD-ROM drive. Insert the disc and open the file "start.html" with your web browser to view: teaching materials (PDF) and a link to the Nova website"--DVD Menu screen
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- An ancient secret
- Golden age of Greece
- Restoration techniques
- The larger question
- Isbn
- 9781593757960
- Label
- Secrets of the Parthenon
- Title
- Secrets of the Parthenon
- Statement of responsibility
- Studio International ; Arte France ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; edited by Rob Tinworth
- Subject
-
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Greece | Athens
- Athens (Greece) -- Buildings, structures, etc. | Conservation and restoration
- Documentary television programs
- Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Greece | Athens
- Parthenon (Athens, Greece) -- Conservation and restoration
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now, a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of Western civilization : How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take for granted today, such as comprehensive plans or drawings? With unprecedented access to the Greek government's Acropolis Restoration Project, which has been restoring the Parthenon for over three decades, Nova takes viewers inside the minds of the ancient Greeks as they created their most enduring architectural miracle..."--Container
- Cataloging source
- IF9
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Nova (Television program)
- Dewey number
- 726/.1208/09385
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Jay O. Sanders
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Sanders, Jay O.
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Studio International (Firm)
- Runtime
- 54
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
- Athens (Greece)
- Monuments
- Architecture
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Secrets of the Parthenon, Studio International ; Arte France ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; edited by Rob Tinworth, (videorecording DVD)
- Note
- "This disc contains special features that can be accessed from your computer's DVD-ROM drive. Insert the disc and open the file "start.html" with your web browser to view: teaching materials (PDF) and a link to the Nova website"--DVD Menu screen
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Contents
- Introduction -- An ancient secret -- Golden age of Greece -- Restoration techniques -- The larger question
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 54 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781593757960
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 783421422797
- Other physical details
- sd., col.;
- Publisher number
- WG42279
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- ocn226241377
- 343046
- (OCoLC)226241377
- System details
- DVD
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Secrets of the Parthenon, Studio International ; Arte France ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; edited by Rob Tinworth, (videorecording DVD)
- Note
- "This disc contains special features that can be accessed from your computer's DVD-ROM drive. Insert the disc and open the file "start.html" with your web browser to view: teaching materials (PDF) and a link to the Nova website"--DVD Menu screen
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Contents
- Introduction -- An ancient secret -- Golden age of Greece -- Restoration techniques -- The larger question
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 54 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781593757960
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 783421422797
- Other physical details
- sd., col.;
- Publisher number
- WG42279
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- ocn226241377
- 343046
- (OCoLC)226241377
- System details
- DVD
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Greece | Athens
- Athens (Greece) -- Buildings, structures, etc. | Conservation and restoration
- Documentary television programs
- Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Greece | Athens
- Parthenon (Athens, Greece) -- Conservation and restoration
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