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1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Meet the Silver Belles, five tap dancers who met as Harlem chorus girls in the 1930s. During the Harlem Renaissance they performed with legendary band leaders like Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington at the famed Apollo Theater and Cotton Club, and have rich stories to tell us about the history they made, illuminated by a trove of archival film and photos.
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3 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr., 47 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI, propelling him, his two sons Cesare and Juan, and his daughter, Lucrezia, to become the most powerful and influential family of the Italian Renaissance.
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3 videodiscs (approximately 8 hrs., 25 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Jeremy Irons stars in The Borgias, the saga of history's most infamous crime family. Conspiring with his ruthless sons and poisonously seductive daughter, the charismatic Rodrigo Borgia will let nothing and no one stand in the way of his relentless quest for wealth and power. Mercilessly cruel and defiantly decadent, intimidation and murder are his weapons of choice in his scandalous ascension to the papacy in Renaissance-era Italy.
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1 videodisc (approximately 23 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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An animated introduction to the world's most famous Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci: painter, mathematician, scientist, and engineer. Includes footage of his works.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s was the scene of a passionate outburst of creativity by African-American visual artists. Rich archival footage, including newsreels and photographs, recalls the influential force of the exhibitions, the vibrancy of Harlem and the many significiant personalities that shaped the movement, such as William E. Harmon, W.E.B. DuBois and Alain Locke.
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Nederlands
Description
The late-medieval artist Hieronymus Bosch caused uproar 500 years ago with his fantastical and unique paintings. In preparation for a contemporary exhibition of his work, a team of Dutch art historians crisscrosses the globe to unravel Bosch's secrets, and to borrow his works. As they shuttle between world-class museums, they encounter a seemingly impenetrable tangle of red tape, ego, and conflicting interests.
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6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + part I transcript book (ii, 226 pages ; 21 cm) + part I guidebook (ii, 64 pages ; 22 cm) + part II transcript book (ii, 234 pages ; 21 cm) + part II guidebook (ii, 65 pages ; 22 cm) + part III transcript book (ii, 248 pages ; 21 cm) + part III guidebook (ii, 80 pages ; 22 cm).
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English
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These lectures cover the art historical periods known as the Early Renaissance and the High Renaissance, which extended from about 1400 to about 1520. No era of artistic achievement is as renowned as the Renaissance, and no country holds a higher place in that period than Italy. The supreme works created in Florence, Rome, Venice, and other Italian cities by such masters as Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian have never...
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2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
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3 videodiscs (517 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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After exacting vicious punishment on all those who opposed them, the Borgias are at the apex of their power and influence. With the world around them embroiled in war and turmoil, the original crime family will continue to exploit allies, silence critics, and solidify legacies. But this time, the seemingly unbreakable bonds of blood will be tested like never before, as the house notoriously united against the world becomes divided against itself.
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