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  1. Florence. Part 2 (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Examines a city block in the centre of Florence, which consists principally of domestic buildings, dominated by the Palace of the Guelf Party (14th-16th century). These include a medieval tower-house, the...

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  2. Conquistadors, The (2000 Video)

    Director
    David Wallace
    Producer
    Rebecca Dobbs
    Subject
    History; Spanish studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 200 min.

    Television series in which Michael Wood relates the history of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th century. In four parts: 1) The Fall of The Aztecs: retraces Cortes’ journey across Mexico...

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  3. Children of Yesterday (1974 Video)

    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min.

    Using quotations from French scholars the film examines the evolution of the image of the child from 16th century to the present. The accent is on the differences and the oppositions, the conditions, and the...

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  4. Basque Whalers of Labrador, The (1984 Film)

    Producer
    Paul Cadieux; Thomas Cadieux
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In Red Bay, Labrador, in 1978, a Basque whaling ship dating from the 16th century was discovered in water only dozens of feet deep. The discovery meant that Basque fisherman had whaled off the coasts of...

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  5. Creation of Childhood, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at Neil Postman’s controversial theory that childhood was created by the printing press. Discusses what a child’s life was like in the medieval period prior to the invention of the printing press...

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  6. Building by Numbers (1995)

    Producer
    Anne-Marie Gallen
    Subject
    Architecture; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Looks at the use of mathematics by architects Palladio, Le Corbusier and Bernard Tschumi. Palladio’s 16th-century Italian buildings reflect his belief in the perfection of nature as epitomised by geometry...

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  7. Dutch Royal Library Disc, The (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Art; Librarianship
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Contains 7000 illustrations from manuscripts and printed books from the early Middle ages to th 16th century. There are 2 kinds of pictures: 1) handpainted miniatures, used as decorations and/or...

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  8. Hides (Historical Document Expert System) (15 Parts) (1995 Multimedia)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A series of computer-based packages containing primary source material for teaching history ranging in time from the end of the 11th century to World War 2. Each title contains source material and support...

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  9. Ever Wondered About Food? Complete Series 3 (2005)

    Subject
    Catering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    The six programmes in this series look at the history and uses of cheese, seafood, eggs, potatoes, chicken and mushrooms.

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