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  1. Venice & Antwerp 2: Forms of Religion (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Levinson
    Subject
    Architecture; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p) pair

    Shot on location in Venice and Antwerp, the programme compares the social impact of religion in the 16th century. Religion dominated many aspects of life now cared for by social services. Despite Catholic...

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  2. Christopher Plantin, Polyglot Printer of Antwerp (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Levinson
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the printing and publishing house founded by Plantin in the 1560s, looking at the wide range of scholarly books which he published including the production of the highly complex Polyglot Bible....

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  3. Venice & Antwerp 1: The Cities Compared (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Levinson
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p) pair

    Between 1496 and 1538 a major change of attitude towards public building and spaces took place in Venice and development took place around the Piazza San Marco and the Rialto. This contrasts with Antwerp...

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  4. Making of a Renaissance Book, The (1969 Film, Video)

    Director
    Dana W Atchley
    Producer
    Dana W Atchley
    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates the earliest detailed account of the working of the printing press, as published by Christophe Plantin in 1567. Professor Dana W Atchley III narrates from Plantin’s text as experts carry out...

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  5. Frans Hals of Antwerp (1988)

    Director
    Jonne Severjin
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 55 minutes), £14.95

    An outstanding portrait painter, the Dutch artist Frans Hals (1581-1666) remains a mysterious personality. This film reconstructs his life and times through attention to the clues in his paintings, which...

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  6. Expotopia: The Belgian World’s Fairs (2014)

    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL), 19 Euros

    The Brussels World’s Fair of 1958 was an important moment in the postwar history of Belgium. It was also an important monument in honour of a modern utopian era which was to bring peace and reconciliation...

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  7. Future of Print, The (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Geoff Wheeler
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    What future is there for the printed word?. By looking at the impact of the printing press in the 15th century, we can get some clues to the future. Presents a brief history of printing and literacy using...

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