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  1. Carnival King of Europe Collection (2017)

    aka: Carnival, King of Europe

    Director
    Michele Trentini; Giovanni Kezich
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 562 minutes), £200.00

    Every winter ancient rituals are performed throughout Europe to secure prosperity and good harvests. These rituals are at the heart of what is known today as the Carnival celebrations. Led by anthropologist...

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  2. Florentine Carnival (1977 Video)

    Subject
    History; Italian studies
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Recreates background for the street carnivals of the time of Lorenzo de Medici. A group of strolling players presents songs, sketches and a display of tumbling.

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  3. Boston: The Original

    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 40 minutes), £10.00

    Boston’s magnificent buildings bear testimony to the wealth that was generated in medieval days when the port of Boston was, for a short time, more important that the port of London. The famous Boston...

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  4. Pieter Bruegel and Popular Culture (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: ‘The Gloomy Day’, ‘The Return of the Herd’, ‘The Hunters in the Snow’, ‘The Battle between Carnival and Lent’, ‘The Peasant Wedding’ and...

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  5. Spare Time (1939 Video)

    Director
    Humphrey Jennings
    Producer
    Alberto Cavalcanti
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 14 min.

    Showing how workers in three industries (steel, cotton and coal) spend their spare time, this film is famous as the first intimation of Humphrey Jennings’ unique style. Jennings had been involved in mass...

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