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Tales from the Museum of Islamic Art
Title
Tales from the Museum of Islamic Art [electronic resource (video)] / Parthenon Entertainment (Firm).
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2012.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (54 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 08, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, is filled with greatest treasures of the Islamic world. This film tells the stories behind some of the museum's most remarkable items, including Jahan's Jade Pendant and Shah to Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars. The colorful history of the trade routes of great empires is explored with our elderly Arab narrator and storyteller. Viewers will explore this treasure chest and the history of this fascinating culture.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Parthenon Entertainment (Firm), 2012.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
8 & up.
Contents
Museum of Islamic Art (1:39)
Shah Jahan (4:09)
Peacock Throne (5:38)
Mumtaz Mahal's Death (2:43)
Shah Jahan's Jade Pendant (5:58)
Mogul Empire Artifacts (0:57)
Ancient Desert Trade Routes (4:55)
Navigating by Constellations (2:52)
Studying the Stars (2:45)
Book of Fixed Stars (4:33)
Curing a Melancholy Ruler (3:33)
Marianne's Story (4:40)
Creating Al-Andalus (4:21)
Ivory Pen Box (4:41)
Videorecording number
55112 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Parthenon Entertainment (Firm)
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