This is a 12 minute documentary on nearly 40 years of the Synopsis Video Synthesizer, designed by Rob Schafer, with video by Denise Gallant. The synth was built in 1974-81 and was the only voltage controlled synth of its kind. It featured an 8…
Mutanabbi Street, by the shores of the Tigris River in Baghdad, is the legendary gathering spot for book lovers, poets, and intellectuals. Halted by war, cultural life is re-emerging once again among the bookstalls and cafes of this vibrant…
The Luttrell Psalter is a Gothic manuscript from the countryside of medieval England.
“The Luttrell Psalter, now numbered Additional MS 42130 in the collections of the British Library, is made up of 309 leaves of sturdy, well-prepared vellum.”…
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The Luttrell Psalter takes its name from its patron, Sir Geoffrey Luttrell, a wealthy English landowner in Lincolnshire. Its quality and character suggest that it was produced at…
KPIX-TV documentary presented by writer Michael McClure from 1967, about the Haight Ashbury district in San Francisco and how it is increasingly recognized as a center for the growing 'hippie'…