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Dr Mary Laven: Wax, wood and narrative: the miraculous culture of Renaissance Italy
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From the late fifteenth century, the walls of Italian shrines became crowded with tavolette dipinte – small painted wooden boards recording instances of sickness, violence,...
Collection: Humanities Society
Institution: Wolfson College
Created: Tue 10 Jun 2014
Glass and its effects on science and art - Alan Macfarlane 2002
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A lecture given to anthropology students in 2002, based on the book by Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin, The Glass Baythyscaphe (2002). Filmed in January 2013. The lecture...
Collection: Lectures and other materials
Institution: King's College
Created: Tue 5 Feb 2013
‘How Classical was the Classical Revival? Jews and Judaism in the Renaissance Vision of Antiquity’ - Anthony Grafton
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A lecture given by Anthony Grafton on Wednesday 27th July 2011 as part of the Triennial 2011 event held at the University of Cambridge. The lecture is introduced by Malcolm...
Collection: Triennial 2011
Institution: Faculty of Classics
Created: Wed 21 Sep 2011
'Law and the Theatre: an early modern dialogue?' - Dr Subha Mukherji
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Lecture given at the Fitzwilliam College Reunion weekend, Saturday 24 September 2016.
Collection: Fitzwilliam College lectures
Institution: Fitzwilliam College
Created: Wed 5 Oct 2016
Museums and Galleries Month 08 in the East of England
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This May museums across the East of England are celebrating Museums and Galleries Month (1-31 May 2008) with a special programme of events and activities for all ages throughout...
Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts
Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum
Created: Mon 20 Oct 2008
Quentin Skinner
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An interview of the Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge, Quentin Skinner, about his life and work. Filmed and interviewed by Alan Macfarlane on 10th January...
Collection: Film Interviews with Leading Thinkers
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 13 Apr 2011
"The highest matter in the noblest form": Psalms and poetry
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The third lecture investigates the enriching connection between metrical psalm translation and English Renaissance literature.
Collection: English Metrical Psalms: poetry, politics and pop music - Dr Amy Morris
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Fri 10 Jun 2011
Versified psalms in Renaissance England - Thomas Wyatt and others.
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These lectures explore the rich tradition of English metrical psalmody in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The first lecture contextualises psalm versions by Wyatt and...
Collection: English Metrical Psalms: poetry, politics and pop music - Dr Amy Morris
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Fri 10 Jun 2011
Vesalius's anatomical art
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Dr Andrew Cunningham discusses the iconic image of dissection used as the frontispiece to the 'De humani corporis fabrica libri septem', by the ground-breaking anatomist Andreas...
Collection: Vivitur Ingenio: Andreas Vesalius
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Created: Tue 1 Jul 2014