| Description |
2 DVDs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| System Details |
DVD (NTSC format), 16:9 widescreen; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Language |
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Booklet includes: timeline of the Middle Ages, articles on Christendom, Islam and the Byzantine Empire. |
| Performer |
Hosted by Waldemar Januszczak. |
| Credits |
Written, directed by Waldemar Januszczak ; produced by Lidia Ciszewska. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
The early Middle Ages have been dismissed as a step backwards for civilization--a barbaric time in which warfare and conquest eclipsed learning and progress. But were the Dark Ages really so bleak? Art historian Waldemar Januszczak says no, and then takes us on an artistic journey back to this much-maligned epoch to reveal the evidence. He travels the world, finding beauty and refinement where one might have expected only brutality and destruction. |
| Subject |
Art, Medieval -- Videodiscs.
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Decorative arts, Medieval -- Videodiscs.
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Middle Ages -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Januszczak, Waldemar, host, screenwriter, television director.
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Ciszewska, Lidia, television producer.
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ZCZ Films, production company.
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Athena (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781621721086 |
| Standard No. |
054961210893 |
| Music No. |
AMP-2108 Athena |
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AMP2108LIT Athena |
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