Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Art, Documentary Film
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Publication Year
2013
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment, United States
Duration
55 min. episodes
Subject
Art, Medieval. Decorative arts, Medieval. Middle Ages.
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Abstract
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. Witness the mysteries of early Christian art, Islam's mosques, Anglo-Saxon metalwork, the illuminated Lindisfarne Gospels, and more.
Epsiode 1: The Clash of the Gods
How Christianity emerged during the third century of the Roman Empire as an artistic force.
Epsiode 2: What the Barbarians Did for Us
Although they are blamed for the fall of Rome, the barbarians were more than just fearsome warriors. Converted to Christianity in the fourth century, the Vandals, Goths, and Huns went on to produce some of the greatest artistic and architectural achievements of the Dark Ages.
Epsiode 3: The Wonder of Islam
To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, across North Africa, and into Spain. As it did so, Islam imparted its own distinctive forms of architecture, ways to gaze at the stars, and art designed to depict the wonders of paradise.
Epsiode 4: The Men of the North
Across the waters of the North Sea, the Vikings launched raids on the coasts of Britain and Ireland, targeting monasteries like Lindisfarne, where monks produced illuminated manuscripts of breathtaking beauty. Yet the Vikings who terrorized Dark Age Europe spent as much time creating their own stunning artwork as they did stealing it from others.
Epsiode 1: The Clash of the Gods
How Christianity emerged during the third century of the Roman Empire as an artistic force.
Epsiode 2: What the Barbarians Did for Us
Although they are blamed for the fall of Rome, the barbarians were more than just fearsome warriors. Converted to Christianity in the fourth century, the Vandals, Goths, and Huns went on to produce some of the greatest artistic and architectural achievements of the Dark Ages.
Epsiode 3: The Wonder of Islam
To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, across North Africa, and into Spain. As it did so, Islam imparted its own distinctive forms of architecture, ways to gaze at the stars, and art designed to depict the wonders of paradise.
Epsiode 4: The Men of the North
Across the waters of the North Sea, the Vikings launched raids on the coasts of Britain and Ireland, targeting monasteries like Lindisfarne, where monks produced illuminated manuscripts of breathtaking beauty. Yet the Vikings who terrorized Dark Age Europe spent as much time creating their own stunning artwork as they did stealing it from others.
Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. 1 Booklet: 10 pages;
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Biblio Notes
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