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Secrets of the Parthenon [videorecording] / A Providence Pictures Production for NOVA and WGBH Boston in association with Studio International and ARTE France.

Contributor Glassman, Gary.

Imprint:Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, 2008.

Description1 videodisc ( 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:1. An icon of civilization -- 2. Optical Illusions -- 3. Lost since antiquity -- 4. Perfect proportions -- 5. A sculptural achievement.

Note:"For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of western Civilization. How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take for granted today , such as comprehensive plans or drawings? With unprecedented access to the Greeks government's Acropolis Rstoration Project. . . NOVA takes vieweres inside the minds of the ancient Greeks as they created their most enduring architectural miracle." -- container

System Details NotesDigital video disc.

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Contributor
Glassman, Gary.
Tinworth, Rob.
Sanders, Jay O., 1953-
Providence Pictures, Inc.
Studio International (Firm)
ARTE France.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Series Statement
Buhl Library Video Collection
Subject:
Parthenon (Athens, Greece) -- Conservation and restoration.
Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Greece -- Athens.
Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Greence -- Athens.
Athens (Greece) -- Buildings, structures, etc -- Conservation and restoration.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Educational television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Television programs for people with visual disabilities.
Added Entry - Uniform Title
Nova (Television program)