Pa.) WHYY (Television station : Philadelphia
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Public Broadcasting television program Hometime went to Mankato, MN, to the original home of Maud Hart Lovelace, the author of the Betsy-Tacy books, to assist the Betsy-Tacy Society in returning the "Betsy house" to the original condition as it was when the Lovelace family lived there. Assisted by members of the Betsy-Tacy Society, volunteers, a local contractor, and the construction management students at Minnesota State University, Mankato,...
2) Pyramid
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explore the process of building an ancient Egyptian pyramid and visit various historic sites and rare artifacts, including the mummy of Ramses II.
3) Cathedral
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.