Discovering the Middle Ages [videorecording] /
[William R. Cook and Ronald B. Herzman] ; Teaching Company.
- Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2001.
- 2 videodiscs (360 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (v, 54 p. ; 22 cm.)
- The great courses .
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disc 1. Medieval and modern -- 2. Monastery and castle -- 3. Cities and towns -- 4. The church and the clergy -- 5. Knights and peasants -- 6. The classical heritage -- disc. 2:7. The Biblical heritage -- 8. The Medieval synthesis -- 9. The presentness of the past -- 10. Surface and depth-Medieval aesthetics -- 11. The language of icons -- 12. Seeing by opposition.
Producer, Tamara Stonebarger ; director, Tom Dunton. Producer, Tamara Stonebarger ; director, Tom Dunton.
Instructors: William R. Cook and Ronald B. Herzman.
A series of 12 lectures designed to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the Middle Ages, looking at central themes in medieval culture, art, religion, literature, and history.