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Botticelli’s Drawings for the Divine Comedy (2014)

Director

Ben McPherson

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £17.99

With the patronage of the Medici family, Botticelli created a series of famous illustrations for Dante’s Divine Comedy. Free and unconventional in his imagery, Botticelli reveals the extent of his genius...

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Dante: The ‘Divine Comedy’ (1999 Video)

Subject

Italian studies; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

An introduction to ‘The Divine Comedy’, containing visual intepretations by the Topiary Dance Group; the Doré illustrations of 1861; location footage from Florence; discussions of themes, plot and...

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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1947 Video)

aka: Maya Deren: Divine Horsemen

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 47 minutes), £24.00

The material was recorded by Maya Deren when she went to Haiti on four trips to make a film of Haitian dance. Having become increasingly involved with the voodoo experience she abandoned her original...

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Art and Mathematics (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

Art; Mathematics

Distribution

CD-ROM

CD-ROM based teaching resource looking at the interplay between mathematics and the visual arts. Modules cover spiritual geometry, magic squares, perspective, knots and links, the Divine Proportion, ‘The...

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Bacchae (1997 Video)

Subject

Classical studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 78 minutes), £30.00

A production of the ‘Bacchae’ bu Euripides translated and directed by Harry Love for the Department of Classics at the University of Otago, New Zealand and performed by both professional and student...

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Hippolytos of Euripides, The (1995 Video)

Director

Harry Love

Subject

Classical studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min., 2001 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A performance of the Greek tragedy ‘Hippolytos’ by the staff and students of the departments of Classics, Drama and Music at the University of Otago in New Zealand, translated and directed by Harry Love,...

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Barbara and Her Friends in Candombleland (1977 Video)

Director

Carmen Opipari; Sylvie Timbert

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2001 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In the divine Afro-Brazilian cult Candomble is an initiation religion centred around possession. The filmmakers concentrate on children in the suburbs of Sao Paulo (Brazil) who introduce and guide us to this...

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Benin Kingship Ritual (1964 Film)

Director

R E Bradbury; Francis Speed

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 20 minutes), £50.00

The rulers of Benin in Nigeria, the Oba, traditionally spend much of their time performing rituals designed to enhance their own power and the prosperity of their subjects. This film record of the rituals...

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Leonardo/The Divine Michelangelo (2004)

Subject

Art; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £19.99

A 3-part BBC series on the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci combined on one DVD with a two-part docudrama on the life of Michelangelo.

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Oedipus the King (1995)

Director

Harry Love

Subject

Classical studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 75 minutes), £35.00

A performance of ‘Oedipus Rex’ translated and directed by Dr Harry Love, with music for the choruses by Michael Norris. Principal roles are played by professional actors; other parts by staff and...

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