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Title:

Secrets of lost empires. II [videorecording] / a Nova production by WGBH in association with Channel Four and La Cinquième.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

WGBH Boston Video,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

3 videodiscs (280 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Structural engineering--History.
Building, Stone--History.
Monuments--History.--History.
Engines of war--Scotland.
Obelisks--Egypt.
Easter Island--Antiquities.
Easter Island--History.
Baths, Roman.
Arch bridges--China.
Documentary television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Documentary--Television series.

Other Authors:

Barnes, Michael.
Cort, Julia.
Clark, Liesl.
Linde, Nancy.
Keach, Stacy.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Video (Firm)
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Cinquième (Firm)

Other Titles:

Nova (Television program)

Notes:

Title from container. Narrator, Stacy Keach. Originally broadcast in 2000 on Nova. Special features: printable materials for educators ; access to Nova website.

Contents:

Disc 3. Medieval siege / written, produced and directed by Michael Barnes. China bridge / written, produced and directed by Michael Barnes -- Disc 2. Pharaoh's obelisk / written, produced and directed by Julia Cort ; Roman bath / written, produced and directed by Nancy Linde -- Disc 3. Medieval siege / written, produced and directed by Michael Barnes.

Summary:

Unlock mysteries and uncover lost history with the experts as they use yesteryear's technology to recreate five ancient engineering marvels and to discover what daily life was really like in these communities. Travel around the globe from China to Egypt and take a fresh, "hands-on" look at mankind's greatest cultures and civilizations.

ISBN:

9781593758011
1593758014

OCLC:

(OCoLC)181596789

UPC:

783421291096

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)