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Side A: Professor Sydney Anglo discusses Castiglione’s book’ The Book of the Courtier’, which was very popular during the Renaissance in several European countries. Asks why generations of courtiers...
Side A: Lucille Kekewich and Anne Laurence introduce students to the historical background of the Renaissance in Europe from 1360 to the mid-17th century. Examines the differences in state boundaries and the...
Side A(i): Lorna Hardwick explains, with examples, how rhetoric in the ancient world denoted a whole system of skills and activities associated with persuasive public speaking; (ii): Letizia Panizza...
Side A: Dr Andrew Cunningham explores some of the relations between making pictures as ‘high art’ and making pictures of the human body to portray its structure and function - anatomical illustration, in...
Giotto’s fresco decorative scheme for the Arena Chapel in Padua is considered to be one of the cornerstones of western art. Professor Charles Harrison investigates this commission by Enrico Scrovegni and...
Investigates the unusual history of Siena Cathedral’s construction from the early 13th to the end of the 14th century. The unusual and detailed history of its construction dramatically portrays Siena’s...
Analyses the function and design of the Palazzo Pubblico, or city hall, built to honour and beautify the independent city-state. The celebrated frescos by Simone Martini and Ambrogio Lorenzetti provide an...
Traces the development of domestic electricity in Britain and the subsequent changes this brought about for women in the home. Uses archive film from the Electricity Development Association and the...
Filmed during the Passover in a village in Israel which was settled by Arabic-speaking Jews from the Yemen. The villagers reconstruct the preparations for the Seder.
Looks at a group of Muslims from Manchester travelling to Mecca - the Hajj pilgrimage.
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