LibGuides UFV: AH 101, Art and Culture in the West to 1400 (Jill Bain): Books &amp; Videos

Selected Streaming Videos

Cologne Cathedral : Architectures - Achievements in Modern Architecture
Started in 1247, Cologne Cathedral was completed in 1880 after a 300-year break in the work carried out on it. Via rib vaults and flying buttresses, the film explores Gothic architectural vocabulary and its construction methods.
The Etruscans
Etruria: Land of the Etruscans (3:48) -- Greek Influence on Etruscan Culture (3:50) -- Evidence from Etruscan Mausoleums (4:15) -- Etruscan Art and Greek Influence (3:22) -- Etruscan Architectural Design (3:31) -- Etruscan Paintings and Ruins (6:13)
Islamic art at the V&A
London's Victoria and Albert Museum contains one of the finest collections of Islamic art in Europe...
Lascaux : The Prehistory of Art
This program goes inside the Lascaux cave complex to examine the richest and most beautiful collection of Paleolithic cave drawings in France.
Paradise Found: Discovering Islamic Art
Islamic Art: India and the Middle East and Islamic Art: Africa and Central Asia
The Pyramid of The Pharaoh Djoser Saqqara
The pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara in Egypt was built in 2700 BC by Imhotep, the legendary inventor of dressed stone construction. This first stepped pyramid is considered the earliest large-scale cut stone construction.
Sumer, Babylon, Assyria: Wolves
This program looks at the British Museum's extraordinary collection of Near Eastern antiquities from Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria, from 5000 BC to the 7th century AD.
Treasures of Ancient Egypt by BBC Worldwide Learning
Series of 3 videos.
Treasures of Ancient Greece by BBC Worldwide Learning
Series of 3 videos.
Treasures of Ancient Rome by BBC Worldwide Learning
Series of 3 videos.

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