LibGuides: THEA 285: Period Styles: Library Resources by Era

Selected Resources on Period Styles

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Art, Greek
Art, Roman
Greece--Antiquities
Europe--Antiquities

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Books:

Greek Art by John Boardman
Call Number: N5630 .B58 2016
ISBN: 9780500204337
Publication Date: 2016-08-30
This title vividly demonstrates the artistic aims and achievements of ancient Greece.
Greek Art and Archaeology by John Griffiths Pedley
Call Number: DF130 .P44 2012
ISBN: 9780205001330
Publication Date: 2011-01-14
Greek Art and Architecture explores the development of Greek art across three centuries.
A History of Greek Art by Mark D. Stansbury-O?Donnell
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781118839454
Publication Date: 2014-11-26
Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.
Roman Art by Paul Zanker
Call Number: N5760 .Z3313 2010
ISBN: 9781606060308
Publication Date: 2010-11-09
Traditional studies of Roman art have sought to identify an indigenous style distinct from Greek art and in the process have neglected the large body of Roman work that creatively recycled Greek artworks. In this fresh assessment the author offers instead a cultural history of the functions of the visual arts, the messages that these images carried, and the values that they affirmed in late Republican Rome and the Empire.
Roman Art from the Louvre by Cécile Giroire; Daniel Roger; American Federation of Arts Staff (Contribution by); Musée du Louvre Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: N5760 .G52 2007
ISBN: 9781885444356
Publication Date: 2009-04-16
Published to accompany a traveling exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Musee du Louvre, this publication features an extraordinary selection of these works dating from the first century B.C. to the early fourth century A.D.-from the most famous to some with new significance resulting from new information. Themes such as religion, urbanism, war, imperial expansion, funerary practices, intellectual life, and family are vividly represented in mosaics, frescoes, bronze and terracotta statuettes, monumental sculptures, sarcophagi, reliefs, and glass and metal vessels.

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300
Call Number: PN1995.9.E79 T4744 2007 Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9781419818004
In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited many days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw. When the Greeks did not leave, Xerxes was left with no option and he moved forward. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat would not have happened if not for a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, who defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks.
Antigone by Sophocles (Anouih)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Broadway Theater Archive
Ben-Hur
Call Number: PN1997.85 B46 2001
ISBN: 9780790758459
A prince of Judea leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself and his people, as he learns to fight, to love, to hate and, finally, to forgive.
Elektra by Euripides (Cacoyannis)
Call Number: PN1995.9.F67 E44 2002 in MALIC
ISBN: 9780792852032
Desolation and despair reign supreme in the kingdom of Mycenae. The great Agamemnon has been brutally murdered; his son Orestes has fled and his daughter Electra has been imprisoned within the walls of the castle. All hope seems lost until the sacred oracle speaks and replaces Electra's broken spirit with an unquenchable desire for justice and bloody vengeance. Greek, English and French language tracks with optional subtitles in English, Spanish and French.
Euripides Medea by Euripides (Jeffers/Kennedy Center)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
This is the stunning Kennedy Center production of Euripides' great classic about a woman driven by emotion beyond the brink of rationality. With Zoe Caldwell as Medea and Judith Anderson as the nurse. The English text is by Robinson Jeffers.
Gladiator
Call Number: PN1997 .G542 2003 Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780783292557
The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.
I Claudius
Call Number: PN1992.77 .I25 2012
ISBN: 9781598287509
In 5 discs. An epic tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue, the Emmy-winning BBC series is one of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece Theatre history. Based on the novels by Robert Graves, spanning the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Nero.
Intimate Details of Roman Life
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Roman Ruins and Artifacts (3:03) -- Roman Sculpture: Vivid Portraiture (2:29) -- Roman History: Cicero's Letters About Roman Leaders (3:27) -- Roman Affluence Under Augustus (2:13) -- Ancient Rome: Art in Service of the State (1:31) -- Roman Coinage (1:48) -- Glass and Pottery of Roman Trade (4:03) -- Roman Legionnaires (2:30) -- Emperor Trajan and Pliny the Younger (2:58)
Medea by Euripides (Rossellini)
Call Number: PN1197 .M444 2011
ISBN: 9781417234363
To win back his kingdom, Jason must enlist the help of Medea, a powerful sorceress. But when Jason scorns her for another woman, she unleashes a firestorm of revenge.
Medea by Euripides (Arnott/Thomas)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
The "Olivia Sutherland Medea" is directed by James Thomas and brings to stage Peter Arnott's line-by-line translation of the Euripides masterpiece. The effect - is the rarely-experienced complexity and poetic impact of the original text. It includes the romantic scenes with Aegis, all the poetic choral odes, and the triumphant ending.
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (Guthrie)
Call Number: PA4413.O7 Y4 2002
DVD The Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players, speaking through Greek masks, present the tragedy of Oedipus, who, having unwittingly slain his father and unknowingly married his mother, is driven by the plague that has swept through his kingdom to track down the evildoer who has polluted his land and its people.
Spartacus
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
From A&E Television, this program profiles Spartacus, a gladiator with a gift for leadership who conducted a tremendous slave revolt against the Roman Republic.

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Theatre in Ancient Rome
A website by Ellie Crystal, a psychic, teacher, author, researcher, lecturer, and broadcaster.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Ancient, Art
Architecture, Byzantine
Art, Byzantine
Art, Medieval
Arts, Medieval
Jerusalem--Antiquities

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Books:

Byzantine Art by Robin Cormack
Call Number: N6250 .C656 2000
ISBN: 9780192842114
Publication Date: 2000-11-26
This book shows how changes in society led to changes in art by focusing on particular cases and objects.
Byzantine Art and Architecture by Lyn Rodley
Call Number: N6250 .R59 1994
ISBN: 0521354404
Publication Date: 1994-06-16
The art and architecture of the empire reflects its changing fortunes, the development of Christianity, and the cultural influences that affected it. This book offers a systematic introduction to the material culture of the Byzantine empire, from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries. It provides a compendium of material which is generally difficult to access: much of the writing on Byzantine art and architecture is not in English, and is published as articles in scholarly journals. The book sets out the subject in an accessible manner, describing and discussing by period the surviving material - and that which can be reconstructed from documentary sources - and exploring its social/historical context. The text is copiously illustrated by well over 400 halftones, plans and maps.
Byzantium by Thomas F. Mathews
Call Number: N6250 .M33 1998
ISBN: 0810927004
Publication Date: 1998-03-01
For more than 1000 years Byzantine emperors reigned over a wealthy world. This text surveys the Medieval culture - the bridge between classical antiquity and the Renaissance. It explores all aspects from Caucasus to Constantinople, from pagan Roman portraits to Christian icons.
Byzantium by Judith Herrin
Call Number: DF552 .H47 2008
ISBN: 9780691131511
Publication Date: 2008-02-03
Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism--gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium--long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium--what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.
Jerusalem, 1000-1400 by Barbara Drake Boehm (Editor); Melanie Holcomb (Editor)
Call Number: Folio DS109.15 .J467 2016
ISBN: 9781588395986
Publication Date: 2016-09-27
A comprehensive and timely exploration of the key role Jerusalem played in shaping the art and culture of the Middle Ages Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international center and home to multiple cultures, faiths, and languages. Harmonious and dissonant influences from Persian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian, Armenian, Georgian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Indian, and European traditions invested Jerusalem with a key role in shaping the art of the Middle Ages. Through compelling essays by international and interdisciplinary experts and detailed discussions of more than 200 works of art, this beautiful, authoritative volume breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between the historical and the archetypal city of Jerusalem, uncovering the ways in which the aesthetic achievements it inspired enhanced and enlivened the medieval world.
Medieval Art by Marilyn Stokstad
Call Number: N5970 .S75 2004
ISBN: 0813336813
Publication Date: 2004-02-05
This survey of over a thousand years of Western art and architecture introduces the reader to a period of extraordinary historical and geographical extent ranging from ancient Rome to the age of exploration. The monumental arts and the diverse minor arts of the Middle Ages are presented here within the social, religious, and political frameworks of lands as varied as France and Denmark, Spain and Germany.
The Worlds of Medieval Europe by Clifford R. Backman
Call Number: D131 .B33 2014 (In textbook collection)
ISBN: 9780199372294
Publication Date: 2014-05-28
Deftly written and beautifully illustrated, The Worlds of Medieval Europe,presents a distinctive and nuanced portrayal of the Greater West during its medieval millennium.

Videos:

Art and Life in the Middle Ages: Luttrell Psalter
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
The illuminated psalm book of Sir Geoffrey Luttrell is a priceless treasure, containing beautiful calligraphy and extremely fine illustrations. Packed with scenes from the Bible and from everyday life-plus all manner of creatures, including bizarre monsters called babewyns-the book provides a mysterious glimpse of life during the Middle Ages. Section one of this charming program discusses how the psalter was made and decorated, focusing on what the paintings reveal about fashion, trade, and entertainment. In section two, images of feasting, warfare, heaven, and hell are spotlighted, providing insights into 14th-century values and the prominent role of religion in daily living.
Byzantium from Splendor to Ruin
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
This program covers the founding of Constantinople as a second Rome, its flowering when the Roman Empire in the West was shattered, its gradual decline under the impact of Normans, Turks, Venetians, and the Crusades, and finally, its fall in 1453. The program describes the history, art, and religious significance of Byzantium, its attempts to restore the Roman Empire, its influence in the West, and its heritage.
The Glory of Byzantine Art
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Byzantium: spanning eleven centuries and a major portion of the Old World's landscape, its name stands for power and affluence. In this program, noted journalist Paul Solman discusses a magnificent display of Byzantine art garnered from 117 collections with Harvard professor and art expert Loli Kalavrezou. Paintings, mosaics, carvings, and ceramics facilitate an exploration of Byzantine iconography as it evolved from Hellenistic and Roman themes to abstractions that go beyond classical representation.
Hamlet (1990) (DVD)
Call Number: PR2807.A23 H68 2004
ISBN: 0790761610
King Lear (1999) (DVD)
Call Number: PR2819.A23 K56 2013
ISBN: 9780769750224
Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring
Call Number: PR6039.O32 Z636 2009 - in Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780780638372
The Lord of the Rings. The Return of the King
Call Number: PR6039.O32 Z638 2009 in Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780780646506
The Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers
Call Number: PR6039.O32 Z637 2009 in Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780780643338
Tale of Three Cities: Byzantium
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul. Known as the 'city of the world's desire,' it's a place that has been the focus of passion for believers of three different faiths-Paganism, Christianity, and Islam -and for nearly 3,000 years its streets have been the battleground for some of the fiercest political and religious conflicts in history.
Tracing Constantinople
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Beginning with a recap of Constantinople's origins, this program offers a dazzling tour of Byzantine religious sites in and around Istanbul. The video explores the history, architecture, and mosaic icons of Hagia Sophia, the Church of Saint Irene, the Chora Church, and others, and also visits the holy springs at Baloukli. The Ecumenical Patriarchate and its significance to Eastern Orthodoxy is covered as well.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Architecture, Gothic
Art, Gothic
Art, Romanesque
Christian Art and Symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500
Costume--History--Medieval, 500-1500

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Books:

Abbot Suger and Saint Denis by Paula L. Gerson (Editor)
Call Number: NA5551.S214 A23 1986
ISBN: 0870994085
Publication Date: 1986
This is the book mentioned on page 91 of the course textbook.
The Art of Devotion, 1330-1500 by Bernhard Ridderbos (Contribution by); E. Honee (Contribution by); Hans Nieruwdorp (Contribution by); Henk Van Os
Call Number: N8248.S77 O8 1994
ISBN: 0691037930
In this book, filled with color reproductions of devotional art across many media--ivory, manuscript illumination, painted panel, wood sculpture--by artists ranging from Ambrogio Lorenzetti to Mantegna and Memling, the authors demonstrate how the movement affected both the iconography and style of European art between 1300 and 1500.
European Art of the Fourteenth Century by Sandra Baragli; Brian D. Phillips (Translator)
Call Number: N6310 .B3713 2007
ISBN: 9780892368594
This volume highlights the most noteworthy concepts, geographic centers, and artists of this turbulent century. Important facts about the subjects under discussion are summarized in the margins of each entry, and salient features of the illustrated artworks are identified and discussed.
Gothic by Matthias Weniger; Robert Suckale; Manfred Wundram
Call Number: ND144 .S83 2006
ISBN: 9783822852927
This book contains a selection of the most important works of the epoch. It features artists such as Giotto di Bondone, Duccio di Bouninsegna, Dieric Bouts, Robert Campin, Cimabue, Petrus Christus, Barthelemy d'Eyck, Jan van Eyck, Andrea da Firenze and Jean Fouquet.
Gothic Art by Michael Camille
Call Number: N6310 .C36 1996
ISBN: 0135701775
This is a survey of Gothic art in Europe which examines the art of the 13th and 14th centuries. It views painting, sculpture, architecture, manuscript illumination and applied arts in various contexts, including public and private art, devotional and secular art, and art related to science.
A Handbook of Romanesque Art by Timmers, J.J.M.
Call Number: N6280 .T513 1969b
Hortus Deliciarum = Garden of Delights by Herrad of Hohenbourg
Call Number: Folio ND3385.H5 G7
ISBN: 0854810552
In 2 volumes, note the famous illumination: "Philosophy and the Seven Liberal Arts"
Medieval Art by Marilyn Stokstad
Call Number: N5970 .S75 2004
ISBN: 0813341140
Contains chapters on Romanesque Art and the origins of Gothic Art.
Medieval Objects in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by Nancy Netzer; Hanns Swarzenski; Judy Spear (Editor); Pamela England (Introduction by)
Call Number: NK4999.B6 M87 1986
ISBN: 0878462635
Monuments of Romanesque Art: the Art of Church Treasures in North-western Europe by Swarzenski, Hanns
Call Number: Folio N6280 .S9 1967b
Romanesque by Norbert Wolf
Call Number: N6280 .R66 2007
ISBN: 9783822854464
The first universal style of the European Middle Ages, reaching its peak in the 11th and 12th centuries, the Romanesque movement was marked by a peculiar, vivid, and often monumental expressiveness in architecture and fine arts. The main centres were located in Italy, France, the German-language countries, Spain, and England, though the voices of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe expressed themselves distinctly in the genre, which patterned itself on antique and Byzantine art.
Romanesque Art by Andreas Petzold
Call Number: N6280 .P48 1995
ISBN: 0810927446
Andreas Petzold examines medieval European art in the broader context of its relationship to the art of Byzantium and Islam, tracing the influences among these cultures through trade and the Crusades. He views Romanesque art in terms of the social structures that organized the medieval world - church, princely court, peasant society - discovering on the way the important role of women as artists and patrons, the complex relationships among religious and secular institutions, and the ways that sculpture, architecture, painting, and other art forms developed in style and technique to express a world no longer Classical but not yet Gothic.
Romanesque Art in Italy by Decker, Heinrich
Call Number: N6913 .D413
Romanesque Signs: Early Medieval Narrative and Iconography by Stephan G. Nichols
Call Number: NX449 .N5 1983
ISBN: 0300028334
Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages by Richard Marks
Call Number: NK5343 .M37 1993
ISBN: 0802005926
A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive study of the art and business of English windows. Includes 30 colour plates and 200 monochrome photographs.
Tres Riches Heures by Lillian Schacherl
Call Number: ND3363.B5 S33 1997
ISBN: 3791318705
"The "Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry" is regarded as the finest 15th-century illuminated manuscript and the supreme example of painting in the International Gothic style. Tres Riches Heures: Behind the Gothic Masterpiece reproduces some of the finest miniatures and describes and discusses the images. It examines the history of the manuscript and the incredible story of the artists, the Limbourg Brothers, who first painted the intricate details of fairy-tale castles, sweeping landscapes, birds, animals, and even insects, with such accuracy.
The Très riches heures of Jean, Duke of Berry
Call Number: ND3363.B5 T713 1969
Reproduction of a Book of hours, executed for Jean, Duc de Berry, by the Limbourg brothers between 1409 and 1416.

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Alexander Nevsky (DVD)
Call Number: PN1997.85 .A43 2001
ISBN: 0780023242
Biographical story of Prince Alexander Nevsky and his successful resistance against an attempt by the Teutonic Knights to invade Russia in 1242.
Arthur: The Once and Future King
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
In this program, Michael Wood explores the greatest of British myths: the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Traveling through the Celtic world from Cornwall and Wales to Brittany, Ireland, and Scotland, Wood uncovers the extraordinary story of how a shadowy Welsh freedom-fighter became a medieval superman, and eventually the model of a Christian hero. On the way we discover the real stories behind the Round Table, Excalibur, and the Holy Grail itself.
Becket (1964) (DVD)
Call Number: PN1995.9.H5 B43548 2007
ISBN: 9780788604706
Braveheart (DVD)
Call Number: PN1997 .B7225 2000 in the Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780792164937
William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation, with Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack.
Camelot (DVD)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 C36 1998
ISBN: 079073365X
A musical interpretation of the legend of King Arthur with Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries, and Laurence Naismith.
Camelot (DVD)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 C36 2007
ISBN: 9781569389256
A musical interpretation of the legend of King Arthur with Richard Harris, Meg Bussert, Richard Muenz, Barrie Ingham, James Valentine, Richard Backus.
Henry V (1944) (DVD) by Olivier
Call Number: PR2812.A23 H4 2006
ISBN: 9780780021327
Adaptation of Shakespeare's patriotic historical drama that celebrates the English nation and the greatness of its King. Includes medieval battle sequences with a recreation of the Battle of Agincourt.
Henry V (1989) (DVD) by Branagh
Call Number: PR2812.A23 H4 2000
ISBN: 9780792846154
"Prince Hal" has ascended to the throne of England. He proceeds to assert his hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathers an army and embarks on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs--the bloody Battle of Agincourt--and forever change the face of Europe. King Henry V unites his people, deals justly with traitors, leads his soldiers to victory, and in the end ensures the peace by marrying the French princess Katherine.
The Hollow Crown (DVDs)
Call Number: PN1992.77 .H565 2013
4 Discs: Richard II - Henry IV Part 1 -
Henry IV Part 2 - Henry V
A Knight's Tale (DVD)
Call Number: PN1997 .K68 2001 in the Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780767863155
The rousing story of lowborn William Thatcher's quest to change his stars, win the heart of an exceedingly fair maiden and rock his medieval world. Follow this fearless squire and his band of medieval misfits as they careen their way toward impossible glory that's part romance, part road trip and part exuberant swashbuckling.
The Lion in Winter (DVD)
Call Number: PN1995.9.H5 L56 2001
ISBN: 9780792849209
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (DVD)
Call Number: PN1995.9.C55 M65 2001 in the Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780767853521
The quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table retold in the inimitable Monty Python fashion.
The Name of the Rose (DVD)
Call Number: PQ4865.C6 N6 2004 in Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780790764993
One monk has fallen from a tower, another is found head-first in a vat of pigs' blood. Visiting Brother Sean Connery, investigating the deaths, discovers a secret library containing rare books considered lost to the world and dangerous to the Catholic faith. He must find the connection between the hidden literature and the killings before innocent people are burned at the stake.
The Vikings
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
This program studies the Vikings within the context of medieval history, during which time Europe was still politically fragmented by the breakup of the Roman Empire. Experts from academia, including Sandhurst Military College, investigate topics such as the effect of Viking aggression on commerce in Christendom, the efforts of the Church to convert the Vikings in order to control them, the military value of the shallow-draft Viking long ship, and the beauty of Viking art. In addition, Viking society is examined in depth, with a special focus on politics, culture, and religion. The role Vikings played in the development of European trade is also discussed.

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Bayeaux Tapestry at Reading Museum
Images and descriptions of each scene.
Templar: Religious Military Order
An article with images: Templar, also called Knight Templar, member of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, a religious military order of knighthood established at the time of the Crusades that became a model and inspiration for other military orders.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Architecture, Renaissance
Art, Renaissance
Costume--History--16th century
Decoration and Ornament, Renaissance

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Books:

Architecture of the Renaissance by Leonard Benevolo; Judith Landry (Translator)
Call Number: NA510 .B4713
ISBN: 0891587209
In 2 volumes.
Elizabeth, the Golden Age
Call Number: PN1995.9.H5 E45933484 2008 - in Shocker DVD Collection
Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by familial betrayal and Spain's invading army. She and her shrewd advisors must act to safeguard the lives of her people. When the dashing seafarer Walter Raleigh captures her heart, Elizabeth is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country. A tale of one woman's crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies, and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.
European Art in the Fifteenth Century by Stefano Zuffi; Brian D. Phillips (Translator)
Call Number: N6371 .Z8413 2005
ISBN: 0892368314
This beautifully illustrated guide analyzes the most important people, places, and concepts of this early Renaissance period, whose explosion of creativity was to spread throughout Europe in the sixteenth century.
European Art of the Sixteenth Century by Stefano Zuffi; Antony Shugaar (Translator)
Call Number: N6374 .Z8413 2006
ISBN: 0892368462
In the sixteenth century the humanist values and admiration for classical antiquity that marked the early Renaissance spread from Italy throughout the rest of the continent, resulting in the development of a number of local artistic styles in other countries. Artists were highly valued and richly compensated during this period, with many receiving lucrative commissions from papal, royal, and private patrons. Among the sixty artists whose works are presented in this volume are towering figures of Western art such as Michelangelo, Raphael, El Greco, and Titian. Venetian painters led the way, as oil on canvas supplanted fresco as the most popular medium. Italian Mannerists, such as Pontormo, deviated from classical forms, creating figures with elongated proportions and exaggerated poses. In countries that experienced the Protestant Reformation, such as England, many artists turned to portraiture and other secular subjects.
Handbook of Renaissance Ornament by Albert F. Butsch; Alfred Werner (Editor, Introduction by)
Call Number: Folio NE905 .B87 1969
ISBN: 0486219984
1290 Designs from Decorated Books
Renaissance by Andrew Graham-dixon
Call Number: N6370 .G73 1999
ISBN: 0520223756
Lavishly illustrated with 125 color illustrations, acclaimed art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a fresh look at this most exciting period in art history, challenging many of the myths and misconceptions surrounding the Renaissance.
Renaissance Art by Gerard Legrand
Call Number: N6370 .L3813 2004
ISBN: 0550101217
The works of great artists such a Titian, Botticelli, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Durer still have the power to captivate, such was the extraordinary creativity of the Renaissance period and the mastery of these artists. With reproductions of their work and that of many other artists, this book charts a course through this significant period of art history.
Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory by Ann Rosalind Jones; Peter Stallybrass
Call Number: GT135 .J66 2000
ISBN: 0521786630
During the late sixteenth century 'fashion' first took on the sense of restless change in contrast to the older sense of fashioning or making. As fashionings, clothes were perceived as material forms of personal and social identity which made the man or woman. In Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory Jones and Stallybrass argue that the making and transmission of fabrics and clothing were central to the making of Renaissance culture. Their examination explores the role of clothes as forms of memory transmitted from master to servant, from friend to friend, from lover to lover. This 2001 book offers a close reading of literary texts, paintings, textiles, theatrical documents, and ephemera to reveal how clothing and textiles were crucial to the making and unmaking of concepts of status, gender, sexuality, and religion in the Renaissance. The book is illustrated with a wide range of images from portraits to embroidery.
Renaissance Theatre Costume, and the Sense of the Historic Past by Stella M. Newton
Call Number: GT1740 .N48
ISBN: 0853911827
The V&A Guide to Period Styles by Anna Jackson with Morna Hinton
Call Number: NK1443 .J33 2002
ISBN: 1851773428
Nearly 20 styles are featured, ranging from the introduction of European Renaissance ornament at the Tudor courts through the splendour of the Baroque, the elegance of Neo-classicism and the romance of the Medieval revival, to the innovative and striking work of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Significant designers, patrons and arbiters of taste are included, along with the major building and interiors for which they were responsible. The majority of works illustrated come from the collections of British art and design.
Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book by Cesare Vecellio
Call Number: GT513 .V442 1977
ISBN: 048623441X
All 500 woodcut illustrations from the famous 16th-century compendium: nobles, matrons, peasants, more. New English captions. Includes clothing from Italy, France, Spain, England, Northern Europe, Germany, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, European Turkey, Africa, Asia, and America.

Videos:

Le Retour de Martin Guerre = The return of Martin Guerre (DVD)
Call Number: DC112.G78 R4 1997 - in Music Library
ISBN: B004Q2YE3M
The plot revolves around the unraveling of the identity of a 16th century peasant who disappeared as a young husband, and the man who returns to resume his marriage nine years later.
A Man for All Seasons (DVD)
Call Number: PN1995.9.H5 M26 2006
ISBN: 9781424847471
Sir Thomas More, Chancellor of England, has an unquestioning faith. As a devout Catholic, More refuses to support King Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. In quest of a son, Henry wants to marry his mistress, Anne Boleyn. When the petulant king breaks with Rome and the Pope, More resigns his chancellorship in protest. Unsure in his new position as head of the Church of England, the king is unnerved by More's continued refusal to acknowledge his suzerainty. For his stubborn convictions, More ends up imprisoned in the Tower of London. For holding devotion to God and the Church dearer than his loyalty to the King, More dies.
The Renaissance Theater
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
This program weaves together elaborate visual tours and the latest scholarly research, surveying the evolution of Elizabethan and Renaissance stage formations and the conventions they established. With striking depictions of the Globe as Shakespeare would have known it, the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, and the Teatro Farnese in Parma, the program also studies the importance of Sebastio Serlio and Inigo Jones to the history of stage design.
Romeo and Juliet (DVD) by Zeffirelli
Call Number: PR2831.A23 Z4 2000
ISBN: 0792165055
Film version of Shakespeare's tragedy in which two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their families, and take their own lives.
Shakespeare In Love (DVD)
Call Number: PN1997 .S454 1999
ISBN: 9780788816222
When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!

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Hennin Wikipedia article

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Art, Baroque
Art, Rococo
Art, European--17th century
Art, European--18th century
Art, Italian--17th century
Architecture, Baroque
Architecture, Rococo
Decoration and Ornament, Rococo
Painting, Baroque
Painting, Rococo

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Art and Architecture in Italy, 1600-1750 by Rudolf Wittkower
Call Number: N6916 .W5 1999
ISBN: 0300078900
A boxed set of the three volume survey of Italian Baroque art and architecture which focuses on the arts in every centre between Venice and Sicily in the early, high, and late Baroque periods.
Baroque and Rococo by Gauvin Alexander Bailey
Call Number: N6415.B3 B35 2012
ISBN: 9780714857428
This introduction to Baroque and Rococo styles, encompasses architecture, interior design, furniture, ceramics, garden landscaping and theatrical spectaculars, as well as the masterpieces of this prolific period in the Fine Arts.
Baroque and Rococo by Vernon H. Minor
Call Number: N6410 .M56 1999
ISBN: 0810941082
This text explores the styles, institutions, cities and genres that shaped the Baroque and Rococo periods' great artistic outpourings. It aims to capture the cultural currents of the time from Counter Reformation to Lois XIV's Versailles to bourgeois Amsterdam.
European Art of the Eighteenth Century by Daniela Tarabra
Call Number: N6756 .T3713 2008
ISBN: 9780892369218
This volume presents the most important artists and artistic concepts of the eighteenth century.
Key Moments of the Baroque by Laurie Schneider Adams
Call Number: N6415.B3 A33 2000
ISBN: 0813334276
The most important works of art and the artists who created them of the Baroque period and style from about 1600 to 1750 are described and analyzed clearly and thoroughly from various points of view.
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art by Julius S. Held; Donald Posner
Call Number: N6415.B3 H4
ISBN: 0810900327
Surveys the development of Baroque art in each European country.
The V & A Guide to Period Styles by Anna Jackson with Morna Hinton
Call Number: NK1443 .J33 2002
ISBN: 1851773428
Nearly 20 styles are featured, ranging from the introduction of European Renaissance ornament at the Tudor courts through the splendour of the Baroque, the elegance of Neo-classicism and the romance of the Medieval revival, to the innovative and striking work of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Significant designers, patrons and arbiters of taste are included, along with the major building and interiors for which they were responsible. The majority of works illustrated come from the collections of British art and design.

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Amadeus (DVD) by Milos Forman
Call Number: PR6037.H23 A8 2002
ISBN: 0790765152
Adapted from Shaffer's play, the film presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Baroque (Part I)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Part one of Baroque begins at St. Peter's in Rome, and details the birth of the Baroque tradition as it burst forth in Italy. This program concentrates on Rome - a hotbed of Baroque art and architecture. "The Eternal City" is where the Baroque began, and here Waldemar Januszczak explores the theatricality of St. Peter's cathedral and piazza and works by Borromini. He encourages us to examine the painted ceilings of the city, including that of the celebrated St. Ignacio. Also featured in this film are many works by Caravaggio, Baroque's greatest revolutionary.
Baroque (Part II)
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Part Two of Understanding Art: Baroque follows the Baroque movement to Spain, focusing on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, and featuring painters Velasquez, Caravaggio, and Zurbaran. Waldemar Januszczak explores how international the Baroque movement was, including its influences in Latin America, and follows the movement to Belgium and Holland where we see the works of Baroque celebrities Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer.
Baroque (Part III)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Part Three of Understanding Art: Baroque explores English art. Waldemar Januszczak examines the Queen's House in Greenwich, London, works from William Dobson and Van Dyck, and the boom of Baroque architecture, led by Christopher Wren, after the Great Fire of London. He visits the beautiful Blenheim Palace in the English countryside,explores the spooky influence of Hawksmoor, and visit the iconic St. Paul's Cathedral.
Baroque Academie William Christie (DVD)
Call Number: MT892 .C47 2011
A documentary about Les Arts Florissants, founded by William Christie.
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) (DVD) by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Call Number: PN1997.2 .C97366 2004 - in Music Library
ISBN: 9780792859635
"Cyrano, a master swordsman and poet, feels he can not woo his beloved Roxane due to an unfortunate physical flaw: his grotesquely large nose. Resigning himself to helping another suitor, the dashing yet tongue-tied Christian, Cyrano uses his mastery of words to win Roxane for him. But when Roxane finds that she has fallen for Christian's mind - and not for his beauty - which of her two suitors will finally possess her heart?
NOTE: There are several other performances of this play elsewhere in the Libraries' collections.
Draughtsman's Contract by Peter Greenaway
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Set in a richly exaggerated 17th-century England, Peter Greenaway's sumptuous and sensuously charged brainteaser catapulted him to the forefront of international art cinema. Adorned with intricate wordplay, extravagant costumes and opulent photography, Greenaway's first narrative feature weaves a labyrinthine mystery around the maxim 'draw what you see, not what you know.' An aristocratic wife (Janet Suzman) commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman (Anthony Higgins) to sketch her husband's property while he is away -- in exchange for a fee, room and board, and one sexual favor for each of the twelve drawings. As the draughtsman becomes more entrenched in the devious scheming in this seemingly idyllic country home, curious details emerge in his drawings that may reveal a murder.
Inside the Chateau of Versailles
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Inside the Chateau of Versailles, we take a Musketeer training course to discover the real man behind the fictional D'Artagnan. We find out why Champagne bubbles (and if it's good for you), then discover that Marie Antoinette was not the frivolous dim-wit that some would have us believe. We examine a strange weapon created by an inventive assassin, then investigate the suspicious death of a king's mistress. And finally, we visit an historic French observatory to recreate a discovery that connects humanity to the stars.
Rococo Part I
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
In this film, look at the rise and influence of Rococo. From approximately 1700 to 1790, this Rococo era saw the first great age of leisure travel as the wealthy of Europe found pilgrimage in "The Great Tour." Along this tour, artists and architects embarked on a quest to combine reality with whimsy as old cultural boundaries were being changed and redefined. From Robinson Crusoe to Canaletto, take a look at the climate and culture as well as the brilliant work that came out of Rococo.
Rococo Part 2
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
In part 2 of this film, learn about the Rococo era and its devotion to the pursuit of pleasure. During this era, art was freed of its religious and societal obligations and encouraged to pursue beauty alone. Learn about its influence in architecture, fashion, furniture, porcelain, sculpture and painting. Look at the works of Gainsborough, Boucher, Watteau, and gain in-depth knowledge of the subtle and not-so-subtle messages they are communicating. From child rearing to weekend getaways, the Rococo era saw changes in cultural ideals that are still part of the zeitgeist today.
Rococo Part 3
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In part 3 of this film, learn about the dark side of Rococo. Not just the age of playboy painters and frilly fashionistas, this is the era of Chardin, Hogarth, and Messerschmidt. With the social and religious acceptance that came from Rococo, so too did madness. It would see the emergence of doubt, pessimism, and criticism and its work would lead to Harry Potter, zombies, and other dark tales we know today.
Tous les Matins du Monde (DVD) by Alain Corneau
Call Number: PN1997 .T637 2013 - in Music Library
ISBN: 1417239786
One of the most celebrated motion pictures ever to explore the art of music tells a provocative tale of romance, lust, desire, and intrigue. Based on the lives of 17th century French composer Sainte Colombe and his protege Marin Marais.
Vredens Dag = Day of Wrath (DVD)
Call Number: PN1997 .V46 2001
Set in the seventeenth century, this is the story of Anne, a young wife who is revolted when her husband, an elderly pastor, has an old woman burned at the stake as a witch. She tells her husband that she and his son are in love and that she wishes him dead. The pastor then dies of a stroke and Anna is accused of killing him by witchcraft. Deserted by the cowardly son and reviled by the pastor's shrewish mother, Anne is offered an opportunity to take the oath swearing she did not kill her husband. She seems to become what she is accused of being and in a strange ending refuses to take the oath.

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Neoclassicism (Art)
Neoclassicism (Architecture)

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Art in an Age of Revolution, 1750-1800 by Albert Boime
Call Number: N6425.N4 B6 1987
ISBN: 0226063321
Here Boime incorporates not only frequently studied mainstream artists and sculptors but also neglected and lesser known artists and unattributed popular imagery. He examines popular as well as official culture, the family as well as the state, and the conditions of the poor as well as of the affluent that affected cultural practice.
The arts under Napoleon by Metropolitan Museum of Art and James David Draper
Call Number: NK1449.A1 N48 1978
The catalogue of an exhibition of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, with loans from the Audrey B. Love Foundation and other New York collections, April 6-July 30, 1978.
European Art of the Eighteenth Century by Daniela Tarabra
Call Number: N6756 .T3713 2008
ISBN: 9780892369218
This volume presents the most important artists and artistic concepts of the eighteenth century. In the second half of the century, in response to critics who urged a return to morally uplifting art and stimulated by excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum, artists began to emulate Classical Greek and Roman models. Reinforced by aristocratic collectors who made the Grand Tour of Europe's Classical sites, this Neoclassical style found mature expression in Antonio Canova's sculptures and in the paintings of Jacques-Louis David, whose tributes to Roman republican virtues helped fuel French revolutionary fervor.
The First Moderns by Joseph Rykwert
Call Number: NA600 .R94
ISBN: 0262180901
The First Moderns portrays the complex of social and personal relationships, patronage, humanistic learning, and mystical and hermetic philosophy that made up the world of the "classic" in Europe from around 1650 to 1775. Against this background, it traces a subtle but revolutionary change that occurred in European architecture and which aroused issues that still echo in the debates between architectural traditionalists and modernists and between modernists and postmodernists.
Neo-classicism in America : inspiration and innovation 1810-1840 by Stuart P. Feld
Call Number: N6510.5.N4 F44 1991
ISBN: 0915057417
Exhibition catalogue
Neoclassical and 19th Century Architecture by Robin Middleton; David Watkin
Call Number: NA600 .M513
ISBN: 0810910144
This volume offers a complete survey of European architecture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, examining in particular the influence of the cultural trends of the period on the architects' works. The first section of the book deals with the history of eighteenth-century architecture in France and England, countries where Cartesian-school philosophical speculation and Anglo-Saxon philosophical empiricism wielded a determining influence. After analysing the developments of the classical tradition and its propagation throughout Europe, the book studies in depth the history of architectural movements, comprising neo-classicism, neo-Renaissance and neo-Gothic architecture. The outstanding, forerunning personalities of this brilliant artistic period who, in the course of the nineteenth century, offered fecund theoretic and stylistic contributions, include Gottfried Semper, John Ruskin and Eugene Viollet-le Duc.
Neoclassicism by David Irwin
Call Number: N6425.N4 I7 1997
ISBN: 071483369X
Neoclassicism was the favourite style of both Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson, and made Josiah Wedgwood's fortune. The most pervasive style in the history of European art, it was deployed in the design of houses, churches, museums, banks, shops and items of daily use ranging from teapots to textiles. This book embraces all manifestations of the style, not only its broad territorial scope, but also its versatility in every branch of art.

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Johann Zoffany - ART UK
Johan Zoffany - Tate
Known primarily as a painter of portraits, conversation pieces and theatrical subjects, Zoffany was born Johannes Josephus Zauffaly, in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. The son of an architect and court cabinet maker, he was brought up at the court of Alexander Ferdinand, Prince von Thurn und Taxis, and enjoyed court patronage throughout his career.
Sir Joshua Reynolds - ART UK
Sir Joshua Reynolds - The National Gallery
Reynolds was the leading English portraitist of the 18th century. Through study of ancient and Italian Renaissance art, and of the work of Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck, he brought great variety and dignity to British portraiture.
Sir Joshua Reynolds - Wikipedia
Thomas Gainsborough - ART UK
Thomas Gainsborough - The National Gallery
Gainsborough was, with Reynolds (his main rival), the leading portrait painter in England in the later 18th century. The feathery brushwork of his mature work and rich sense of colour contribute to the enduring popularity of his portraits. Unlike Reynolds, he avoids references to Italian Renaissance art or the Antique, and shows his sitters in fashionable contemporary dress.
Thomas Gainsborough - Wikipedia

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Architecture, Victorian
Art, Victorian
Costume--History--19th century
Decoration and Ornament--Victorian Style

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19th-Century Art by Robert Rosenblum; H. W. Janson
Call Number: N6425.N4 R65 1984
ISBN: 0810913623
A history of the development of art from 1776 to 1900 includes discussions of the careers of distinguished artists such as David, Manet, Renoir, and Rodin.
Building Romanticism by Nicole Reynolds
Call Number: PR457 .R4557 2010
ISBN: 9780472117314
This title deals with the relationships between architecture and text in the Romantic period.
Nineteenth-Century Women's Fashion by Felicity Warnes
Call Number: GT2050 .W36 2016
ISBN: 9780764350139
Follows high-style couture trends over a 100-year period from 1800 to 1900, as illustrated in 374 color photographs of original, hand-colored fashion plates from the author's private collection. The 11 chapters (organized by decade) include a brief survey of the subtle changes in clothing design through each decade and a social history of the times.
Painting of the Romantic Era by Norbert Wolf
Call Number: ND192.R6 W65 1999
ISBN: 3822870617
This penetrating study of one of the most fruitful epochs in European art presents the Renaissance not simply as the rebirth of classical styles, but also as the period that saw "the invasion of man and his world into the domain of the arts".
Romantic Art by William Vaughan
Call Number: N6465.R6 V38 1985
ISBN: 0500201579
The author analyses the achievement of the leading artists of the age, giving due prominece to Goya, Blake, Gericault, Turner and Delacroix, and sets in context a host of such fascinating figures - in painting, sculpture and architecture - as Palmer, Runge, Soane, Gros, Overbeck, Schinkel, Flaxman, Pugin and Bingham.
Romanticism by Norbert Wolf; Ingo F. Walther (Editor)
Call Number: ND192.R6 W65 2007
ISBN: 9783822853108
Harmony between man and nature In a revolt against Rationalism, Romanticism was characterized by a return to nature and belief in the goodness of humanity, with the artist considered to be a profoundly individual creator. Beginning in the early 19th century, Romantic ideals developed largely in opposition to entrenchment in the traditions of Greco-Roman antiquity, and advocated an open-ended and progressive'that is, modern'view of the age. Yet Romantic artists, searching perhaps for unattainable ideals, also turned back to the late medieval and Renaissance periods for nostalgic themes from the Judeo-Christian heritage; with the aid of these themes, they believed that a politically and intellectually enlightened utopia could be achieved. Romantic styles and subjects varied widely throughout Europe and America, ranging from tranquil contemplative scenes to spectacularly staged events, and it is precisely this diversity that lends Romantic art its fascination and lasting influence.
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Designers by Georgina O'Hare Callan
Call Number: GT507 .O53 1998
ISBN: 050020313X
The author provides detailed information on the life and works of every important fashion designer from 1840 onwards, with over one thousand entries, including couturiers, hat and knitwear specialists, costume designers, jewellers and hairdressers as well as photographers and illustrators.

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Bram Soker's Dracula (Coppola)
Call Number: PN1995.9.D64 B73 1997 - in Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780800177171
The tortured journey of the devastatingly seductive Transylvanian Prince as he moves from Eastern Europe to 19th century London in search of his reincarnated long-lost love.
Frankenstein (Karloff)
Call Number: PN1995.9.F8 F735 2006
ISBN: 9781417021444
Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster in his laboratory but his dreams of perfection are thwarted when the monster becomes an uncontrollable beast.
Les Miserables (2012)
Call Number: PQ2286.A48 M5 2013 - in Shocker DVD Collection
Les Misérables (1998)
Call Number: PQ2286.A48 M5 1998
ISBN: 9780767812139
The filmed musical.
Les Misérables (2012)
Call Number: PQ2286.A48 M5 2013 in the Shocker DVD Collection
In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
Mr. Turner (2014)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .M78 2015 in Shocker DVD Collection
Mr. Turner (2014)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .M78 2015 in the Shocker DVD Collection
Explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies.

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Architecture, Victorian
Art, Victorian
Costume--History--19th century
Decoration and Ornament--Victorian Style

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American Dress Pattern Catalogs, 1873-1909 by Nancy V. Bryk
Call Number: TT556 .A54 1988
ISBN: 0486256545
Reprinted from four rare dress pattern catalogs, this compilation offers an excellent overview of apparel from the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras. More than 3,750 black-and-white illustrations depict everything from bicycle suits to evening wear, including men's and children's clothing as well as ladies' shirtwaists, wrappers, skirts, and lingerie.
American Victorian Architecture by Arnold Lewis (Editor); Keith Morgan (Editor)
Call Number: NA710 .A5 1975
ISBN: 0486231771
120 unusually fine photographs offer a rare and contemporary look at architecture of the period. This 19th century classic surveys a wide range of notable and curious examples of buildings and interiors, concentrating on the architecture and architects of New York, Boston, and Chicago.
American Victorian Costume in Early Photographs by Priscilla Harris Dalrymple
Call Number: GT610 .D35 1991
ISBN: 0486265331
Over 280 rare photographs document the clothing of ordinary men, women, and children from the 1840s through the 1890s, in what appears to be their Sunday best.
Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns by Kristina Harris (Editor); Michael Harris (Editor)
Call Number: TT520 .A85 1999
ISBN: 0486407217
While a number of economy-minded women did sew simple housedresses, and clothing for their children, many took favorite fashion plates to a dressmaker who would often consult patterns in a magazine such as The Voice of Fashion. This book, compiled by costume authority Kristina Harris, painstakingly reprints a rich selection of scaled dressmakers' patterns of the 1890s, taken from rare issues of that popular, late-19th century dressmaker's journal. Featuring such fashion elements as leg-o'-mutton sleeves, high-collared necklines, long skirts, and pinched waistlines, the collection includes nearly 500 patterns and illustrations detailing 50 garments for women. Every wardrobe necessity for the Victorian lady is covered -- from nightgowns and wrappers for boudoir and breakfast, a riding habit and tennis outfit, to walking dresses for town and visiting, elegant dinner dresses, and elaborate evening gowns.
Fantasy by Brigid Peppin
Call Number: Folio NC960 .P463 1975
ISBN: 0823016358
Here is a pictorial survey of the artists whose legendary heroes, beautiful heroines, sprites, elves, sorcerers, demons, imaginary landscapes, and supernatural adventures dominated Victorian and Edwardian illustration from 1860 to 1920. These highly inventive artists delved deeply into the unconsciousness and drew upon folklore, mythology, medieval art, and the remote past to discover symbols and images to illustrate the fantastic fiction and poetry of the time. Their style took its inspiration from many artistic sources: the pre-Raphaelite rediscovery of a medieval world that never was; the Symbolist movement in art and poetry; the late romantics and decadents; Art Nouveau; the art and design of the Orient. Setting the stage for 20th century surrealism, they looked beyond the world of reality into the world of dreams and ancestral memory.
Florid Victorian Ornament by Karl Klimsch
Call Number: NK1535.K55 A52 1977
ISBN: 0486234908
Florid Victorian Ornament contains more than 700 metal-engraved designs on 102 plates: borders, frames, corners, leaves, scrollwork, strapwork, rosettes, escutcheons, and cartouches in varied sizes and styles. There are floral motifs: leaves, flowers, vines, wreaths, and vases filled with incredibly ornate, ever-spreading, ever-germinating greenery. There are intricate geometric patterns: Greek frets, interlocking circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, rococo extravagances, curlicues beyond description. And there are the perennial lions, swans, serpents, heads, hats, helmets, vegetables, innocent waifs, lovers, and healthy, overripe women.
From Queen to Empress by Caroline Goldthorpe; Philippe De Montebello (Foreword by)
Call Number: GT737 .G65 1988
ISBN: 0810911787
Victorian dress 1837-1877: an exhibition at the Costume Institute, December 15, 1988-April 16, 1989
High Victorian Design by Simon Jervis
Call Number: NK1443 .J47 1983
ISBN: 0851151876
Victorian design from 1850-1870.
Men's Garments, 1830-1900 by R. I. Davis
Call Number: TT590 .D38 1989
ISBN: 0896761088
In clear visual terms, the author explains the method of drafting patterns for men's garments of the Victorian period. Over 60 patterns are presented with step-by-step instructions showing how to build up the patterns from basic construction lines. Historical and technical background is also given.
The Practical Decorator and Ornamentalist by Barbara Delius (Editor)
Call Number: NK1378 .K83 2001
ISBN: 3895082287
A repertoire of interior design patterns and ornaments, highlighted in 100 large, lavishly reproduced color plates. Each of the floral and abstract forms is accompanied by clear text with notes on origin, use and technique.
Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes by Michelle Hamilton
Call Number: TT175.7 .H36 1996
ISBN: 188737406X
Tracing the history of 19th century fashion, this book examines the changing styles in miniature, showing how to make Victorian dolls' clothes.
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion by Alison Gernsheim
Call Number: GT511 .G47 1981
ISBN: 0486242056
Photography historian Alison Gernsheim first studied Victorian and Edwardian fashion in order to be able to date photographs in her collection. Of course the photos soon proved to be the best of all fashion plates -- authentic, detailed, as decorative and charming as top fashion illustration. When united with identifications and descriptions of the chief costume articles, and a commentary that includes childhood memories of the period, the resulting history is doubly indispensable.
Victorian Architecture by Roger Dixon; Stefan Muthesius
Call Number: NA967 .D59
ISBN: 0195200497
The Victorian Art World in Photographs by Jeremy Maas
Call Number: TR681.A7 M3 1984
ISBN: 0876634293
Gathers portraits of British painters, sculptors, watercolorists, illustrators, patrons, models, dealers, and engravers and includes brief notes about each subject.
Victorian Costume for Ladies 1860-1900 by Linda Setnik
Call Number: GT610 .S4 2012
ISBN: 9780764339721
This lavishly illustrated book provides irrefutable documentation of ladies' fashions worn in Victorian America from 1860 to 1900.
Victorian Painting in Oils and Watercolours by Christopher Wood
Call Number: ND467 .V43 1996
ISBN: 1851492496
The author discusses the development and characteristics of Victorian painting, setting them within the context of time. He covers the multifarious facets of painting styles, from social realists to fairy painters, whilst not neglecting traditional areas such as marine, landscape, sporting and animal.
William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs by William Morris
Call Number: NK1535.M67 A4 1988
ISBN: 0486256456
The present book faithfully reproduces 40 of the most celebrated examples of Morris's work, reprinting in full color all the color plates from The Art of William Morris, published by George Bell & Sons in 1897.

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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Call Number: PS3545.H16 A64 2001
ISBN: 0767848942
A romance about three wealthy New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle, the ironically-titled story chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870's.
Anna Karenina (2012)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .A56 2013 in the Shocker DVD Collection
Set in late 19th century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
Gone With the Wind (1940)
Call Number: PN1997 .G59 1999
ISBN: 0790744082
Focuses on the life and loves of the beautiful and selfish Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins on the O'Haras' Georgia plantation of Tara in antebellum days and moves through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Great Expectations (1946)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Film version of the novel.
The Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
This outstanding adaptation of one of Oscar Wilde's major plays was Directed by Alexander Korda. It stars Hugh Williams as a honorable politician whose long-ago sins come back to haunt him. Wilde's dialogue is brilliant throughout. Also starring Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, and Diana Wynyard.
The Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Set amid the grand London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality that explores human frailty and social hypocrisy. Sir Robert Chilton's secret is discovered and exposed. He is accused of having exploited government secrets for his own gain early in his political career. With this revelation from Mrs. Cheveley comes the threat of blackmail and the ruin of Sir Robert's career. Yet in order to be a successful blackmailer, one's own reputation must be beyond reproach.
The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
Call Number: PN1997 .I517 2002
ISBN: 9780780024984
A witty, delightful story about a lovestruck suitor named Jack whose fiancee can only love a man named Ernest.
Jane Eyre (2011)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .J36 2011 in the Shocker DVD Collection
When orphaned governess Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Rochester. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.
The Oscar Wilde Collection by Oscar Wilde
Call Number: PN1997 .O833 2008
ISBN: 9781419836732
The importance of being earnest (1986) ; The picture of Dorian Gray (1976) (196 min.) -- [2] Stage right. An ideal husband (1969) ; Lady Windermere's fan (1985) ; The life and loves of Oscar Wilde (1995)
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
In Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, a handsome young aristocrat descends into evil and debauchery under the influence of an intelligent friend with a cynical outlook on life. The corruption of Dorian Gray's soul is represented by a portrait of him that grows uglier at the years pass, even as Dorian himself retains his perfect beauty. This 1945 film adaptation, shot mostly in black and white but with occasional bursts of Technicolor, is remarkably faithful to Wilde's novel. It won the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Starring George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, and Peter Lawford.
Save Our History. Victorian Reborn
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
A City's Renewal -- Updating a Victorian Mansion -- Restoration Means Demolition -- House Designer -- Restoration of Original Design -- Renovation: Modernization of Energy Systems -- Renovation Materials -- Exterior and Interior Renovation Projects -- Paint Colors for Victorian Restoration -- Exterior and Interior Finishing Touches -- Victorian Exterior Paint Choices
The Shakers Hands to Work, Hears to God (1985) by Ken Burns
Call Number: BX9766 .S57 2004
ISBN: 9781415702567
This revealing and poignant film by Ken Burns portrays 200 years of Shaker life in America, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival material from over 40 collections. Explore every aspect of this strange and noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in American history.
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Call Number: PN1997.2 .S5375 2010
ISBN: 9781419885907
After finally catching serial killer and occult 'sorcerer' Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. After his execution, Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with Watson's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the determined detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic, not to mention the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.
Victorian by Emily Benson and Marty Dunham
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
This documentary, produced by A&E Television, is about the history and construction of Victorian houses.
The Young Victoria (2009)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .Y68 2010 in the Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9781435996335
Chronicles the life and times of Queen Victoria from her childhood to her early rise to power and the first turbulent years of her rule. Her romantic relationship and eventual marriage to Prince Albert culminates in a royal power struggle which ultimately is the key to her happiness when she comes to the realization that he is someone she can fully trust and believe in.

Link:

Mary Ellen Best paintings at art.com
Mary Ellen Best (1809-1891)

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Art Nouveau
Arts and Crafts Movement
Wiener Secession

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Art Nouveau by Alastair Duncan
Call Number: NX600.A7 D86 1994
ISBN: 0500202737
The new art first made itself felt around 1895, in architecture, furniture, glass, ceramics and the other applied arts, and fell into eclipse after World War I, until its rediscovery in the 1960s. The author recounts the history of this important and influential movement in detail, introducing the main personalities - Galle, Lalique, Tiffany and others - and relating their aims and accomplishments to the background from which the movement emerged.
Art with a Mission by Patricia J. Fidler
Call Number: NK1142 .F53 1991
ISBN: 9780913689318
Art with a mission: objects of the arts and crafts movement : Spencer Museum of Art, the University of Kansas, March 31-May 26, 1991
From Architecture to Object by Hirschl and Adler Galleries Staff
Call Number: NK1141 .F76 1991
ISBN: 0525485864
Masterworks of the American arts & crafts movement.
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion by Alison Gernsheim
Call Number: GT511 .G47 1981
ISBN: 0486242056
Photography historian Alison Gernsheim first studied Victorian and Edwardian fashion in order to be able to date photographs in her collection. Of course the photos soon proved to be the best of all fashion plates -- authentic, detailed, as decorative and charming as top fashion illustration. When united with identifications and descriptions of the chief costume articles, and a commentary that includes childhood memories of the period, the resulting history is doubly indispensable.
Vienna Secession by Robert Fleck (Editor)
Call Number: N6808.5.W53 W5413 1998
ISBN: 3791319477
After a group of dissident Viennese artists "seceded" from the established artists' guild, they inaugurated their own exhibition space, the "Vienna Secession", in 1898. In 1902, Gustav Klimt painted the famous Beethoven Frieze for an exhibition, in the center of which stood Max Klinger's monumental sculpture of Beethoven. Today, the delightful Art Nouveau building by Joseph Maria Olbrich, with its striking golden dome of filigree laurel leaves and Klimt's spellbinding cycle of paintings, continues to captivate its visitors.

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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Call Number: PN1995.9.W3 A45 2003
ISBN: 0783230435
In this realistic depiction of the lives of ordinary German soldiers Paul Baumer and his school chums are encouraged to enlist by their bombastic, slogan-chanting teacher, but they quickly learn that actual war is more gore than glory, as they crawl through mud, huddle in trenches, suffer the ordeal of frenzied hand-to-hand combat and dodge screaming shells during World War I.
The Artist (2011)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .A787 2012 in the Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780101040419
In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.
Australia at War 1914-18: An Account of the Australian Force in the Great War
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
For Australia, the First World War was a social crisis as well as a military one. This film, a reasoned appraisal of Australia's part in the First World War, also examines the effects of the war on Australia's national psyche. It traces all the major battles in which Australia took part, from troops leaving home to peace celebrations, and shows the different kinds of warfare as well as advances in military technology. Made up of actual footage shot on the battlefields of Europe at the time (including rare footage of Gallipoli), this is an authentic, on-the-spot portrayal of the war.
Howard's End (1992)
Call Number: PN1997 .H69 2005
ISBN: 9780780029132
Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard's desire for cultural and intellectual status attracts the attention of Helen. Margaret must reconcile her independent spirit with her desire for companionship and a comfortable place in Edwardian society. Her moral strength is eventually able to resolve the tangle of opposites.
La Grand Illusion (1937)
Call Number: PN1997 .G68 1999 2 copies, one in Ablah, and one in Music Library
In this classic tale of adventure duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant while cooperating with his comrades in a daring escape.
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 M43 2004
ISBN: 9780790744766
In Saint Louis before the 1904 World's Fair, Alonzo Smith threatens to uproot his family and move to New York, which greatly upsets his wife and four daughters.
My Fair Lady (DVD)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 M9 1998
ISBN: 0790740079
A Cockney waif is transformed by a linguistics professor into an elegant lady.
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Call Number: PN1997.A23 N523 1999
ISBN: 9780767827775
Lavish retelling of the final years of the Russian Tsar and Empress. The film begins in 1904 and shows the stark contrast between the opulent life of the nobility and the poverty of the peasants. Over the years Nicholas cannot satify the needs of the people or prevent Russia's entry into World War I, and the Empress falls under the spell of the evil monk, Rasputin. The film ends with the Russian Revolution and the execution of the royal family.
A Passage to India (1984)
Call Number: PN1997 .P359 2000
ISBN: 0767859863
While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, becomes appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young woman.
Paths of Glory (1957)
Call Number: PN1995.9.W3 P37 1999
ISBN: 0792841409
The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. A blistering indictment of military politics.
Titanic (1997)
Call Number: PN1997 .T58 2012
ISBN: 9781415764985
With Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, David Warner, Danny Nucci, Suzy Amis, Bernard Fox, Bill Paxton.
Titanic (2007)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Documentary about the ship.
War Horse (2011)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .W367 2012 in Shocker DVD Collection
Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets; British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter.
World War I
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
From Reuters Television, chapter 3 covers Gallipoli.

Links:

Camden Town Group
Paintings and Drawings in the Tate Collection.
Carl Larsson
Carl Larsson-gården in Sundborn is an icon in Swedish interior design and family life.
The Complete Works of Frederic Remington
An online collection of the artists' works.
The Edwardian Culture Network
A site designed to bring together scholars working on various aspects of culture in Britain between the years 1895-1914.
Frederic Remington Art Museum
The Frederic Remington Art Museum, located at 303 Washington Street in Ogdensburg, New York, houses a comprehensive collection of original Remington paintings, sketches and sculptures, as well as a broad array of personal effects and correspondence that serve to bring the artist and his vision to life. The Collection encompasses Remington's works in various formats.
William-Merritt Chase: The Complete Works
An online gallery of the artist's works.
The William Morris Society
A site created to make the life, work and ideas of William Morris (1834-96) better known.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Art Deco
Art, Modern--20th century
Bauhaus
Costume--History--20th century
Decoration and Ornament--History--20th century
Fashion--History--20th century
Modernism (Art)
Pop Art
Prairie School (Architecture)

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Books:

American Modern, 1925-1940 by Stewart J. Johnson
Call Number: NK1404 .J65 2000
ISBN: 0810942089
Showcases a pioneer group of designers, architects, & artists who forged a new "Machine Age" design aesthetic that transformed American tastes.
Art Deco 1900-1940 by Jean-Paul Bouillon
Call Number: Folio N6494.A7 B6813 1989
Publication Date: 1989-11-15
This book investigates the origins, development, and coherence of Art Deco, a style that continues to excite both scholarly and general aesthetic reactions. Clarifying Art Deco's role as an art movement in the fine and applied arts, Bouillon skillfully explores the impact of Art Deco design, ornament, and decorative patterning on concurrent art styles.
Art Since 1900 by Hal Foster; Rosalind Krauss; Yve-Alain Bois; Benjamin H. D. Buchloh; David Joselit
Call Number: N6490 .A7186 2016 in the TEXTBOOK COLLECTION
ISBN: 9780500292716
Art Since 1900 provides an introduction to the key theoretical approaches to modern and contemporary art. A flexible year-by-year structure lends a chronological approach and/or to study the currents of art since 1900 by medium, theme, country, or region.
Bauhaus by Frank Whitford
Call Number: N332.B38 W44
ISBN: 0500201935
The way our environment looks, the appearance of everything from housing developments to newspapers, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919 and closed down by the Nazis in 1933. This was the Bauhaus, which has left an indelible mark on art education throughout the world. Setting everything firmly against a backdrop of the times, Frank Whitford traces the cultural ideas behind its conception and thoroughly describes its teaching methods.
Costume Collector's Companion, 1890-1900 by Rosemary Hawthorne
Call Number: GT596 .H39 1998
ISBN: 1854105523
Covering European costume from 1890 onwards, this book is arranged by decade, and provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of costumes, shoes, handbags, hat s and items of underwear that are characteristic of the period.
Costume Since 1945 by Clancy Steer, Deirdre
Call Number: GT596 .C53 1996b
ISBN: 1871569834
From the austerity of the post-war users to diffusion and a seventies-revival in the late nineties, from New Look extravagance to punk and protest, Deidre Clancy captures in drawings and text the subtle sympathetic assessment of such new social phenomena as the invention of the teenager and the feminist movement. Dividing the book into five-year periods, she presents a vivid cross-section of clothing and the people who wore it, from haute couture, through street fashions and formal wear, leisure wear and teenage trends, to the extremes of anti-fashion.
Eames Design by John Neuhart; Marilyn Neuhart; Ray Eames
Call Number: NK1535.E25 N48 1989
ISBN: 0810908794
Eames Design is the definitive study of the work of the extraordinarily prolific husband-and-wife team whose creative imprint revolutionized the look of postwar American society. This book examines in considerable depth every project--more than 200 in all--produced by the Eameses and their office of topflight designers from 1941 to 1978.
Fashion in Photographs, 1920-1940 by Owen
Call Number: GT596 .O83 1993
ISBN: 0713462086
This volume features 150 period photographs, showing a wide variety of dress worn between 1920 and 1940. The black and white plates are taken from the photographic archive of London's National Portrait Gallery, a vast collection of more than 100,000 images and a major source for costume historians. The present volume comprises studies of the rich and famous, as well as politicians, intellectuals, and subjects from further down the social scale.
Handbook of English costume in the twentieth century, 1900-1950 by Mansfield, A. D.
Call Number: GT738 .M36 1973b
ISBN: 0571095070
Fashion has never changed so quickly as in the first half of this century: two world wars, the emancipation of women, technological advances, the increase in ready-to-wear clothing and the spread of chain stores have all contributed to the breakdown of the traditional differences in dress that marked the social distinctions of the past. All aspects of women's and men's clothing, including accessories, are described in detail in this book, and accurate descriptions of cut, trimmings, fastenings, materials and colours are included.
In the Deco Style by Dän Klein (Editor); Malcolm Haslam; Nancy McLelland
Call Number: NX456.5.A7 K54 1986
ISBN: 0847806332
A style survey covers deco from its origins in France in the 1920s through its later changes and revivals, profiling its inspirations and influences on such fields as architecture, interior design, ship design, jewelry, furniture, and ceramics.
The Jazz Age by Stephen Harrison; Sarah D. Coffin; Emily M. Orr
Call Number: NK789.5.A7 J39 2017
ISBN: 9780300224054
This lavishly illustrated publication explores American taste and style during the golden age of the 1920s.
Le Corbusier by Charles Jencks
Call Number: NA1053.J4 J463 2000
ISBN: 1580930778
Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier dominated twentieth-century architecture much the way Picasso dominated painting. His outstanding achievements, his vision of a harmonious machine civilization, his paintings, drawings, sculpture, architecture, city planning, and writing together compose a portrait of the architect as "protean creator."
The Pop Art Tradition by Eric Shanes
Call Number: Folio N6494.P6 S54 2006
ISBN: 9781859959954
Pop Art, an abbreviation of Popular Art, is a movement that found its origins in England in the 1950s but realised its full potential in New York in the 60s. The name referred to the interest of a number of artists, such as Robert Rauschenberg (born 1925) and Jasper Johns (born 1930), in the imagery and techniques of consumerism and popular culture.
The Prairie School Tradition by Brian A. Spencer (Editor)
Call Number: NA722 .M54 1979
ISBN: 0823074366
From the Prairie Archives of the Milwaukee Art Center. Lots of photos.
Prairie Style by Dixie Legler; Christian Korab (Photographer)
Call Number: NA7218 .L44 1999
ISBN: 1556709315
Shows and describes a variety of Prairie-style houses, and indicates the interior and exterior design characteristics.
Retro Style
Call Number: NK1980 .H37 2000
ISBN: 0304354368
This modern take on the styles of the 50s defines the retro palette, materials and patterns, and provides tips on sourcing essential furniture classics and all the accessories to recreate the 50s look in the modern home.
The Way We Wore: fashion illustrations of children's wear, 1870-1970 by Linda Martin
Call Number: GT1730 .M39
ISBN: 0684156555
This pictorial reference work contains more than a thousand illustrations selected from pattern and ready-to-wear catalogs and reproduced with their original descriptive material.

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The Artist (2011)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .A787 2012 in the Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780101040419
In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Call Number: PN1995.9.B55 B4669 2003
ISBN: 9780783278988
The music of Benny Goodman comes to life in this musical biography of the famed King of Swing. Featuring all the outstanding songs and instrumentals made famous by the immortal clarinetist, the story follows the innovative musician from his childhood in Chicago to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Bonnie Parker, a bored waitress falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Chicago (2002)
Call Number: PN1997 .C45 2003
ISBN: 0788849018
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
This is the incredible life story of Mr. Trombone and Mr. Sax, two brothers who found individual success after the breakup of their orchestra and the death of their father. Featuring a host of well-known big band musicians and singers, this film features the music that made Tommy and Jimmy famous, including "Marie," "Green Eyes," "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," "Dorsey Concerto," and "Object of My Affections," among many other tunes.
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M87 G5466 2003
ISBN: 9780783278971
This tribute to Glenn Miller charts his rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
The Godfather (Parts I-III)
Call Number: PN1995.9.G6 G634 2001
ISBN: 0792174909
With Marlon Brando as the patriarch of the Corleone family, this is a chilling portrait of a Sicilian family's rise and near fall from power in America, and the passage rites from father to son. The story balances between family life and the business of crime in which they engage.
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Call Number: PN1997 .G59 1999
ISBN: 0790744082
Focuses on the life and loves of the beautiful and selfish Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins on the O'Haras' Georgia plantation of Tara in antebellum days and moves through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Call Number: PN1995.9.F4 G6 2004
The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
The Great Gatsby (1974)
Call Number: PN1997 .G692 2003
ISBN: 9780792189428
In 1920s Long Island, a mysterious American millionaire's efforts to recapture the sweetheart of his youth result in tragedy.
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .G735 2013 in the Shocker DVD Collection
The Great Gatsby follows viable writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. Chasing his own American dream, Nick lands next door to Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the rich and their loves and deceits. As he bears witness, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.
The Outsiders
Call Number: PN1997 .O98 2008
ISBN: 9781419873379
Francis Ford Coppola's stylized teen melodrama is based on the popular novel by S. E. Hinton. In 1960s Tulsa, the "right" and "wrong" sides of the tracks are represented by rival gangs, the upscale Socs and the underprivileged Greasers. Darrel Curtis (Patrick Swayze) is doing his best to raise his two younger brothers, Sodapop (Rob Lowe in his first film role) and Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell). Sensitive Ponyboy is a budding writer in love with Cherry (Diane Lane), the unobtainable beauty from the enemy gang. When Ponyboy's buddy, troubled Johnny Cade (Ralph Macchio), kills one of the Socs in self-defense, their friend Dallas (Matt Dillon) helps the two youths hide out in an abandoned country church. There they live as exiles from a society that doesn't want them. But not all is lost, when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dallas save some children caught in a fire they become unlikely heroes.
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 S28 2002
ISBN: 9780792180166
The story of a Brooklyn store clerk who is a Saturday night disco king; he begins to question the narrowness of his perspective when he meets a girl who is shedding her origins for a more sophisticated life style.
Show Boat (1936)
Call Number: PN1997 .S489 2014
This is the story of the growth and maturity of Magnolia, a showboat star, who falls for Gaylord Ravenal, a riverboat gambler.
Some Like It Hot
Call Number: PN1995.9.C55 S654 2001
ISBN: 0792849612
Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and flee to Miami disguised as female musicians.
West Side Story (1961)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 W47 2003
ISBN: 0792855019
This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.
The '20s From Illusion to Disillusion
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
The wild and crazy '20s... the Jazz Age... the dangerous decade that laid the groundwork for many of the debacles of the remainder of the century. The end of World War I marked the end of the sufferings of war, and of the standards and expectations of the 19th century: hems came up, morality was redefined, and the search was on for the new. The '20s were a fertile time for artistic innovation and for dictatorships-the cruelties of the Bolshevik Revolution were only a prologue to the works of Stalin; Mussolini rose to power; Poland's democracy died; Hitler's Brown Shirts made themselves known. The decade of technological innovation, of Lindbergh's transatlantic flight and Jack Dempsey's heavyweight championship, of Sacco and Vanzetti, of Fitzgerald and Hemingway, of Coco Chanel and the Charleston ended with the stock market debacle of 1929, the crash heard round the world.

Links:

Brutalist Architecture (Wikipedia)
Charles Lindbergh: An American Aviator
A fan website of all things Lindbergh.
The Dezeen Guide to Brutalist Architecture
A short introduction by Owen Hopkins from the Royal Academy.
Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright
Fallingwater preserves Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, conserves the site for which it was designed, and interprets them and their history for present and future generations.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Established by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1940, the Foundation is deeply committed to the preservation of Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ and Taliesin near Spring Green, WI.
Inside Chanel: Paris by Chanel
Online video about designer Coco Chanel.
Jackson Pollock and His Paintings
A private site with lots of painting images.

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