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Roman Pyramid

Date released

28 Mar 1932

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

179

NoS ID

138656

Story no

3 / 9

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Battle of the Pyramid, The (2010)

aka: Bataille de la Pyramide, La

Director

Frédéric Compain

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 minutes), 19.99 euros

The film is based on the notepad jottings of architect Yann Weymouth, the man who worked closest to I.M. Pei, the architect who designed the Grand Louvre. Featuring a haphazard collection of sketches,...

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Pyramid Club Craze Sweeps America

Date released

17 Mar 1949

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1948

NoS ID

150556

Story no

2 / 7

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Gymnastic Display at Shoreham

Date released

12 Apr 1917

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

632

NoS ID

076673

Story no

2 / 5

Troops in physical training clothes give display of hopping and marching. Form pyramid.

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Great Pyramid, The: Gateway to the Stars (1994 Video)

Producer

Chris Mann

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Writers Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert claim that the Great Pyramid was an instrument of worship in the stellar cult of the fourth Egyptian dynasty, and that the precision with which it was constructed was...

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News in Flashes: Stop Press: Egypt Students

Date released

21 Feb 1949

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1876

NoS ID

041543

Story no

4 / 8

Cairo University students study history on spot at oldest Pyramid.

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Middle East News

Date released

21 Feb 1944

Series name

War Pictorial News

Issue no

147

NoS ID

156275

Story no

2 / 3

Service men and women visit the ancient pyramid of Zoser at Saqqâra, on the outskirts of Cairo. They see also a Sphinx and broken Colossus. At the Necropolis here, they see long-dead skeletons, and inside...

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Afterglow, The: A Tribute to Robert Frost (1989)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 35 minutes), $29.95 ($89.95 institutional rate)

Burgess Meredith reads a selection of Robert Frost’s verse recreates some of Frost’s best verse, setting it in perspective with commentary on the poet’s life and work.

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I M Pei (1989 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, 110 slides. col (Part 1: 51 slides; Part 2: 59 slides)

I M Pei’s firm has designed some 60 major buildings, most recently in Paris where his glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre was the focus of controversy. Though aware of contemporary architectural styles he...

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Dylan Thomas Memoir, A (1972)

Producer

Bailey Silleck

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 28 minutes), $69.00

Caitlin Thomas’ frank reminiscences of life with her volatile husband provide insight into his personality and dedication to the craft of poetry. Thomas’ poetry readings narrate much of the film; the...

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