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  1. Stud Frame Cladding (1991)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 11 minutes), £30.00

    The technique of combining a glass renforced cement (GRC) face and a support of steel stud framing to achieve large span cladding panels was developed in the USA but is now widely used around the world. The...

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  2. Conservation and Its Crafts

    Subject
    Archaeology; Civil Engineering & Building; Crafts
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 28 minutes), £30.00

    Looks at some of the craftsmen and women whose skills play an essential part in the preservation of our national heritage. Discusses lead roofing, joinery, stained glass work and stone carving.

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  3. Fire Spread in Curtain Walled Buildings

    Subject
    Architecture; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 22 minutes), £89.00

    Based on a series of controlled experiments, this video shows how fires spread in modern multi-storey buildings with glass curtain walls. It presents a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of...

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  4. Vase, The (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the restoration of the Portland Vase and tries to solve the puzzle of how and why it was made. Valued at around £3m, the Portland Vase in the British Museum is probably the finest example of Roman...

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  5. Thin Blue Line, The (1988)

    Director
    Errol Morris
    Producer
    Mark Lipson
    Subject
    Film studies; Law
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £15.99

    While researching another project, filmmaker Errol Morris became fascinated by the case of Randall Dale Adams, a man on death row for the murder of a policeman in 1976. Convinced of his innocence, Morris...

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  6. Royal Glassmakers (1980 Film)

    Director
    Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Crafts
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the processes involved in the manufacture of hand-cut lead glass at the works of Royal Brierley Crystal. Shows how the old craft skills and modern technology exist side by side. Shows all...

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  7. Four American Composers: John Cage, Robert Ashley, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass (1984)

    aka: 4 American Composers

    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Producer
    Revel Guest
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 220 minutes), £32.92

    A series of four programmes of performances by ‘avant-garde’ musicians from New York: John Cage, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass and Robert Ashley. The programmes are preceeded and followed by short...

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  8. Through the Glass Ceiling (1994 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Business studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A animated fairy-tale drama intended to stimulate discussion about equal opportunities for women. A princess finds barriers reventing her obtaining a fulfilling job, but she is helped by fairly godmothers,...

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  9. Koyaanisqatsi (1983 Video)

    Director
    Godfrey Reggio
    Producer
    Godfrey Reggio
    Subject
    Anthropology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT of DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 90 min.

    A personal view of America, with a strongly environmental theme, set to music by Philip Glass. (The Hopi Indian title word means ‘unbalanced life’.)

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  10. Broken Glass (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    REFERENCE ONLY, Videocassette. col. 145 min.

    Video recording using a single camera of the Royal National Theatre production of ‘Broken Glass’ by Arthur Miller at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, on 4 May 1995. Directed by David Thacker,...

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