Title:
Civilisation : [videorecording] : a personal view by Kenneth Clark / BBC TV ; produced by Michael Gill and Peter Montagnon.
Author:
Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983.
Gill, Michael, 1923-
Montagnon, Peter.
Turner, Ann.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
BBC Video (Firm)
Publication Information:
[S.l.] : BBC Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Call Number:
CB68 .C546 2006 DISCS 1-4
Abstract:
Art historian Sir Kenneth Clark presents an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considers to be the crucial phases of its development. This lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was broadcast in 1969.
ISBN:
9781419834684
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (670 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
General Note:
Originally broadcast on television Feb. 23-May 18, 1969.
Release date: Jun. 27, 2006.
Bonus features: Sir David Attenborough remembers the making of Civilisation; photo gallery of behind-the-scenes stills.
Contents:
skin of our teeth -- great thaw -- Romance and reality -- Man: the measure of all things -- hero as artist -- Protest and communication -- Grandeur and obedience -- light of experience -- pursuit of happiness -- smile of reason -- worship of nature -- fallacies of hope -- Heroic materialism.
Reading Level:
Rating: Not rated.
