DVD
The great tours: France through the ages.
France ignites the imagination and dazzles the senses like no other country on Earth. In this thrilling travelogue, discover the 35,000-year-old cave paintings of Chauvet, the medieval castles of the Cathars, the palace of Versailles, and the sites where the French Revolution unfolded. Also explore romantic Paris; the Loire Valley châteaux; and France's food, wine, sublime art and architecture, and so much more.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781629978604
- ISBN: 1629978604
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Course No. 8012"--Container. 24 lectures (30 min. each). Title from disc label. Wide screen. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Point zero: charting our course -- The birth and rise of Paris -- The splendor of Versailles -- Paris in revolution -- Northeast to Champagne -- Normandy at war: beaches and bunkers. Disc 2. Normandy at ease: painters and pilgrims -- Brittany: the Wild West -- The Loire Valley: among the châteaux -- Bordeaux and the coast of Aquitaine-- The French Basque region and the Pyrenees -- The Camargue: land of the Cathars. Disc 3. Arles: a jewel of Provence -- Along the Riviera: From Marseille to Cannes -- Corsica: the isle of beauty -- Avignon: from popes to produce stands -- The French Alps, Lyon, and Beaujolais -- Dijon and Burgundy: the delicious heartland. Disc 4. Alsace and Lorraine: France meets Germany -- Paris transformed: La Belle Époque -- Bohemian Paris: artists and expats -- Paris: the capital of design -- Paris and the future -- United France: celebrating together. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | John Greene, University of Louisville. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, wide screen. |
| Language Note: | In English; closed-captioned. |
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| Subject: | France > Description and travel. Travel. |
| Genre: | Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Educational films. Travelogues (Motion pictures) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Branch | 914.4 GREAT TO (Text) | 33126019226350 | Recorded Lectures | Available | - |