Carved in Ivory

Synopsis

Examines the small ivory sculptures created by the anonymous masters of the years 700-1200 AD in Europe. The themes are mainly religious. The style evolves over the span of 500 years and the commentary locates the objects in their historical and artistic context.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1975

Availability

Sale

Uses

Introductory and further courses in archaeology and art history.*

Subjects

Archaeology; Art

Keywords

antiquities; ivory; medieval art; Middle Ages; sculpture

Credits

Director

Michael Gill

Producer

Michael Gill

Writer

Kenneth Clark

Contributor

David Munroe; Roger Crittenden; Walter Lassally

Cast

Kenneth Clark

Sponsor

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone

020 7973 6455

Fax

020 7973 6581

Address

London
SW1P 3NG

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.