CIVILIZATIONS
3 DVDs (widescreen)
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This nine-part series reveals the roles art and creative imagination have played throughout history across multiple cultures and civilizations, introducing viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity, and illumination.
Historians Simon Schama, Mary Beard, and David Olusoga travel across the globe, visiting such cultural landmarks as the great mosques of Istanbul, the ancient cities of Mesoamerica, the Buddhist caves of Ajanta in India, the Aztecs’ Templo Mayor in modern Mexico City, the funeral site of China’s first emperor, and many more. Episodes:
- The Second Moment of Creation
- How Do We Look?
- God and Art
- Encounters
- Renaissances
- Paradise on Earth
- Color and Light
- The Cult of Progress
- What Is Art Good For?
Narrated by Liev Schreiber.
| Publisher | Nutopia Productions |
|---|---|
| Pages | 2018 |
| Grade | 6 and up |
| Color | Color |
| Run Time | Total time: approximately 8 hours |
| ISBN | 9781531704865 |