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Cathedral
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19 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and held by 1,824 libraries worldwide Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.
Pyramid
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10 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 1,499 libraries worldwide Uses the Grand Pyramid of Giza to chronicle the step-by-step process of building a pyramid. Combines location footage with animation to tell the entire story.
Castle
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15 editions published between 1983 and 2006 in English and held by 1,338 libraries worldwide CASTLE combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design. Detailed animation dramatizes the building of the castle and portrays the lifestyle of the early inhabitants.
Roman city
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10 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 1,304 libraries worldwide Shows how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them and used these cities to link their vast empire into a commercial and political unit. Live-action segments visit historical sites and reveal how these structures were built and used. Animated segments tell the story of the construction and conflicts of a fictional Roman city in the newly conquered territory of Gaul.
Origins fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 969 libraries worldwide Who would have predicted that a hot spot left over from the Big Bang would eventually lead to our galaxy, the solar system, the Earth, - and to us? Origins explores how the universe and our planet began amid chaos and eventually gave birth to the first stirrings of life. Join cutting-dege scientists on a voyage deep into the Earth to find analogs to the earliest life on our planet, and travel a million miles from Earth with a space probe designed to capture the earliest observable "snapshot" of the Big Bang. Then watch as astronomers test an ingenious new way to detect distant planets that may harbor life, and discover that every atom in our bodies, and practically every bit of matter in the Earth, was made in the heart of stars. Hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (shown), Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, Origins presents startling new findings that attempt to explain just how Earth, life, and the universe all began. - Container.
Discovering Hamlet
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7 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in English and held by 655 libraries worldwide Follows the week-by-week progress of the Company preparing to stage a production of Hamlet. The actors describe stage action and the characters they portray, and members of the technical crew discuss aspects of costuming, set design, lighting, and the problems of working with Shakespeare's 400-year-old text.
Mill times
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 478 libraries worldwide This animated program centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Samuel Slater established America's first textile mill. Live action hosted by David Macaulay, takes viewers from Manchester, England, to Lowell, Massachusetts, explaining technological changes that transformed the making of textiles, a key component of the Industrial Revolution sweeping across Europe and America in the late 18th century.
Castle the award winning Public Television program
by David Macaulay
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2 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 197 libraries worldwide Colorful animation and live-action sequences tell the story of a fictional but historically accurate 13th century Welsh castle and depict the planning, habitation and siege of this fortress.
Cathedral the story of its construction
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4 editions published between 1985 and 1988 in English and held by 181 libraries worldwide Using live-action film and animation, the film illustrates the planning, building and cultural importance of the Gothic cathedral. Locations include Amiens, Chartres, Bourges, Reims, Beauvais, Notre-Dame de Paris and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis.
The David Macaulay series tours of the world's most magnificent structures
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1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide These documentary programs are based on Macaulay's book series: Pyramid, Castle, Cathedral, and City. The films combine location sequences and animation to illustrate construction methods of each of the subjects, and they include discussions of life in each period.
Roman city school kit
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1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 29 libraries worldwide Through a combination of documentary footage and animated story sequences, Roman City examines how cities helped maintain the Roman Empire. This program explores the role of the built environment in meeting and shaping people's needs. In the live-action segments, Macaulay visits many sites throughout the former Roman Empire including the Colosseum in Rome, the Pont du Gard in France, and the ruins of Pompeii and explains how various structures were built and how they were used. The animated segments tell the story of the construction of a fictional Roman city in the newly conquered territory of Gaul, visualizing both the ingenuity of Roman technology and the resistance of the local inhabitants.
Cathedral tours of the world's most magnificent structures
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.
Origins
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3 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 15 libraries worldwide Who would have predicted that a hot spot left over from the Big Bang would eventually lead to the earth, the cosmos - and to us? Origins is presented by astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and one of the world's most popular lecturers on astronomy. Back to the Beginning turns back the clock to the beginning of time to understand how a universe conducive to life materialised from the cataclysm know as the Big Bang. Where are the Aliens? explores the latest news in the search for extraterrestial life and examines where rudimentary life might be hiding out in our solar system.
David Macaulay's early civilizations
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide An animated tour of ancient architecture and early civilizations based on David Macaulay's book, CITY.
Castle tours of the world's most magnificent structures
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Includes live-action sequences in which David Macaulay explains the history and architecture that inspired the fictional castle.
Pyramid school kit
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2 editions published between 1988 and 1993 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide Set of materials for teaching about the pyramids of ancient Egypt and the civilization that built them.
Roman City tours of the world's most magnificent structures
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide Through a combination of documentary footage and animated story sequences, Roman City examines how cities helped maintain the Roman Empire. This program explores the role of the built environment in meeting and shaping people's needs. In this live-action segments, Macaulay visits many sites throughout the former Roman Empire including the Colosseum in Rome, the Pont du Gard in France, and the ruins of Pompeii and explains how various structures were built and how they were used. The animated segments tell the story of the construction of a fictional Roman city in the newly conquered territory of Gaul, visualizing both the ingenuity of Roman technology and the resistance of the local inhabitants.
Pyramid tours of the world's most magnificent structures
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide Animated segments follows the intricate step-by-step process of the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza and tell the story of Egyptian civilization, while live-action segments explore historic sites and rare artifacts, including the mummy of Ramses II.
Origins. [Disc 2], Where are the aliens? Back to the beginning fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide "'Origins: Where are the Aliens?,' Tyson explores such provocative questions as: would "ETs" resemble us or the creatures of science fiction? Are there "aliens" already amongst us on Planet Earth--brainy creatures whose intelligence is very different from our own? And are planets on which life can flourish rare or common in our universe"--From PBS Origins series' Web site.
Origins. [Disc 1], Earth is born. How life began [fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide "'Origins: Earth is Born,' gives viewers a spectacular glimpse of the tumultuous first billion years of Planet Earth--a time of continuous catastrophe. Vivid animation lets viewers witness the traumatic birth of the moon from a titanic collision between Earth and an object believed to have been the size of Mars. Bombarded by meteors and comets, rocked by massive volcanic eruptions, and scoured by hot acid rain, the early Earth seems a highly improbable place for life to have taken root. Despite such violent beginnings, scientists have found new clues that life-giving water and oxygen appeared on our planet much earlier than previously thought"--From PBS Origins series' Web site. more
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Animated films Antiquities Architecture, Gothic Architecture, Roman Building Castles Cathedrals Cities and towns, Ancient Cities and towns, Medieval City planning Civil engineering Civilization Civilization, Ancient Cosmology Documentary films Documentary television programs Educational television programs Egypt Evolution (Biology) Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Fortification France Great Pyramid (Egypt) Hamlet (Shakespeare, William) Historical films History Industrial revolution Italy--Rome Juvenile works Life--Origin Macaulay, David Middle Ages Nonfiction television programs Pyramids Pyramids--Design and construction Rhode Island Rome Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616 Television adaptations Television programs Television series Textile industry Textile workers Theater Theater--Production and direction Travel United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wales
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