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Dome of the Pantheon, The

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 9 minutes), £57.76

This programme looks at the architectural and engineering problems underlying the construction of the Pantheon in Paris, modelled on the Roman Pantheon. Begun in 1764 and completed in 1790, the history of...

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Eurostar: Introducing a New Era in Rail Travel (1995 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Looks at the Eurostar train on the first Channel Tunnel crossing. Capable of carrying 800 passengers and travelling at speeds of over 200mph, this express service travels from London’s Waterloo Station to...

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Mixing Techniques (1992 Video)

Subject

Dentistry

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 10 min., £50.00 +VAT

Shows the correct proportioning and mixing of the common types of impression material: alginate, synthetic elastomer, zinc oxide and eugenol, plaster of Paris.

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Bernard Tschumi: Space, Event, Movement (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 40 min.; 24 slides. col., 1996 sale: £45.00 (+p&p +VAT)

Bernard Tschumi discusses his schemes for Parc de la Vilette in Paris and two other of his prize-winnings designs: one for Lausanne and one for the Groningen Video Gallery in Holland.

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I M Pei (1989 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, 110 slides. col (Part 1: 51 slides; Part 2: 59 slides)

I M Pei’s firm has designed some 60 major buildings, most recently in Paris where his glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre was the focus of controversy. Though aware of contemporary architectural styles he...

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Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie, Le (1972 Video)

aka: Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The

Director

Luis Buñuel

Subject

French studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 97 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Satirical comedy in which six middle-class friends attempt to dine together but are continually frustrated.

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Kirov Ballet Celebrates Nijinsky (2004)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £24.99

A celebration of Nijinsky live from the Theatre Musical De Paris Chatelet in 2002. Includes extracts from the ballets: ‘Sheherazade’, ‘La Spectre De La Rose’, ‘The Polovtsian Dances’ and...

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Passagen (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

Art

Distribution

CD-ROM

An elliptical reflection on the cities of London, Paris and Berlin, tracing a series of pathways from the heights of the tourist platform to the corridors of the underground railway network, loosely inspired...

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Pioneers of Photography (1975 Video)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 x 25 min.

A series of documentaries about the individuals who developed the art of photography in its earliest days. 1: The work of William Henry Fox Talbot. 2: The work of Nicephore Niepce and his partnership with...

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Little Tich and His Big Boots (1902 Film)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Studio performance - with no audience but with a set of sorts and musical accompaniment dubbed over - filmed for the Paris exhibition in the early years of this century. Shows Little Tich (Harry Relph) doing...

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