Browse Titles - 1050 results
See details
Civilizations, Episode 3, God and Art
directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Trace the relationship between religion and art, which has inspired some of the most ingenious, affecting, and breathtaking works of art ever made. Yet beneath great works of religious art often lie conflict, intrigue and divine mysteries.
Sample
directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Description
Trace the relationship between religion and art, which has inspired some of the most ingenious, affecting, and breathtaking works of art ever made. Yet beneath great works of religious art often lie conflict, intrigue and divine mysteries.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Dame Mary Beard, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Topic / Theme
Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Nutopia Productions
×
See details
Civilizations, Episode 4, Encounters
directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
See how seafaring advances and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.
Sample
directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Description
See how seafaring advances and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, David Olusoga, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647-1717
Topic / Theme
British, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Aztecs, Japanese, Edo, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Nutopia Productions
×
See details
Claudius Buchanan Whish, Army Commissions, Service in India, Appointment to Leg Council Queensland, 1851 - 1870
in Claudius Buchanan Whish Diaries, of State Library of Queensland. John Oxley Library (Brisbane, Queensland) (1851) , 29 page(s)
Sample
in Claudius Buchanan Whish Diaries, of State Library of Queensland. John Oxley Library (Brisbane, Queensland) (1851) , 29 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1851
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Person Discussed
Claudius Buchanan Whish, 1827-1890
Topic / Theme
Imperialism and Colonialism, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015. Used by permission of the State Library of Queensland
×
See details
Col. and Mrs. Hamley
in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections; photographed by Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886 , 2 page(s)
Sample
in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections; photographed by Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886 , 2 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886
Person Discussed
Francis G. Hamley, Edith Hamley, Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886
Topic / Theme
Governors, Wives, Imperialism and Colonialism, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Original material sourced from the Borrow Collection, Flinders University Library. Copyright Flinders University Library.
×
See details
Col. Hamley, 50th Reg't
in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections (1868); photographed by Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886 , 2 page(s)
Sample
in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections (1868); photographed by Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886 , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1868
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886
Person Discussed
Francis G. Hamley, Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886
Topic / Theme
Colonels, Imperialism and Colonialism, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Original material sourced from the Borrow Collection, Flinders University Library. Copyright Flinders University Library.
×
See details
Col. Hamley & Groom & Horse
in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections; photographed by Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886 , 2 page(s)
Sample
in Borrow Collection, of Flinders University. Library. Special Collections; photographed by Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886 , 2 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886
Person Discussed
Francis G. Hamley, Captain Samuel White Sweet, 1825-1886
Topic / Theme
Colonels, Horses, Imperialism and Colonialism, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Original material sourced from the Borrow Collection, Flinders University Library. Copyright Flinders University Library.
×
See details
Communication from the secretary of the Treasury: transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of March 8, 1851, the report o...
written by Israel Andrews, in Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (08 March 1851) (District of Columbia, 1853, originally published 1853), 201 page(s)
Sample
written by Israel Andrews, in Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (08 March 1851) (District of Columbia, 1853, originally published 1853), 201 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
08 March 1851, 1851
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Israel Andrews
Date Published / Released
1853
Topic / Theme
Canada and the United States Border, Fisheries, Natural resources, Cotton, Trade and commerce, Colonization, History, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Material sourced from Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
×
See details
Congo Belge 1944. (b2786222)
in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) , 218 page(s)
Sample
in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) , 218 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Periodical issue
Topic / Theme
The Congo and its Borders, Local populations, Local government, Industry, Agriculture, Propaganda, History, Congolese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Collection of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
×
See details
Congo (Democratic Republic) (b2783774)
written by John Latouche, in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England); photographed by André Cauvin, 1907-2004 , 200 page(s)
Sample
written by John Latouche, in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England); photographed by André Cauvin, 1907-2004 , 200 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
John Latouche, André Cauvin, 1907-2004
Topic / Theme
The Congo and its Borders, Anthropology, Slavery, Colonization, History, Congolese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Collection of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
×
See details
Conquest Of Hawaii
directed by Steve Kroopnick, fl. 1988-2018; produced by Jill Sharer, fl. 2001 and Melody Shafir, fl. 1999-2017, Triage Entertainment (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2003), 1 hour 29 mins
The Hawaiian Islands, born in a crucible of tectonic fire in the midst of a watery wilderness, were created by winds and waves. Among those who would call themselves "Hawaiian" were warrior kings, kidnapped sailors, cowboys, New England missionaries and a tragic queen. In this 2-hour view of watershed moments in H...
Sample
directed by Steve Kroopnick, fl. 1988-2018; produced by Jill Sharer, fl. 2001 and Melody Shafir, fl. 1999-2017, Triage Entertainment (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2003), 1 hour 29 mins
Description
The Hawaiian Islands, born in a crucible of tectonic fire in the midst of a watery wilderness, were created by winds and waves. Among those who would call themselves "Hawaiian" were warrior kings, kidnapped sailors, cowboys, New England missionaries and a tragic queen. In this 2-hour view of watershed moments in Hawaiian history, we review one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jill Sharer, fl. 2001, Melody Shafir, fl. 1999-2017, Triage Entertainment, Al Harrington, 1935-
Author / Creator
Steve Kroopnick, fl. 1988-2018
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Speaker / Narrator
Al Harrington, 1935-
Person Discussed
James Cook, 1728-1779, Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, 1838-1917, Kamehameha I, 1758 BC-1819
Topic / Theme
U.S. Annexation of Hawai'i, 1898, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Hawaiians, Post-Classical Period (500–1450), Classical Peri...
U.S. Annexation of Hawai'i, 1898, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Hawaiians, Post-Classical Period (500–1450), Classical Period (1000 BCE–500 CE), Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Show more
Show less
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
×
