The Great Epochs of European Art: Early Christian and Byzantine Art/Romanesque Art/Gothic Art

"As directed by Kurt W. Oehlschl?ger and Dr. Gaby imhof-Weber, and produced by Walter Flemmer, this set features documentaries on three distinct movements of art. The first installment, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, highlights numerous masterpieces from one of the earliest eras of religious artwork, including the Basilicas of Ravenna, the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, and the Cloister of St. Catherine in Sinai, as well as the cruciform churches of Turkey and Greece. The second installment, Romanesque Art, roughly spans the years 1000-1400 A.D., coincident with the restoration of the Roman Empire and Charlemagne's revival of Antiquity; it highlights works created by the cloisters of the Benedictine Order, including various sculptures, paintings, and liturgical utensils. Finally, the third installment, Gothic Art, rests on the theme of Gothic cathedral creation in the Ile-de-France, epitomized by Chartres, one of the most glorious cathedrals in all of Europe - with a unique style that spread from France to Germany, Italy and England."