The barbarians who destroyed the glory that was Rome demolished civilization along with it, and for the next four centuries the peasants and artisans of Europe barely held on. Random violence, mass migration, disease, and starvation were the only ways of life. This is the picture of the Dark Ages that most historians promote. But archaeology tells a different story. Peter Wells, one of the world's leading archaeologists, surveys the archaeological record to demonstrate that the Dark Ages were not dark at all. The kingdoms of Christendom that emerged starting in the ninth century sprang from a...
The barbarians who destroyed the glory that was Rome demolished civilization along with it, and for the next four centuries the peasants and artisans ...
The peoples who inhabited Europe during the two millennia before the Roman conquests had established urban centers, large-scale production of goods such as pottery and iron tools, a money economy, and elaborate rituals and ceremonies. Yet as Peter Wells argues here, the visual world of these late prehistoric communities was profoundly different from those of ancient Rome's literate civilization and today's industrialized societies. Drawing on startling new research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Wells reconstructs how the peoples of pre-Roman Europe saw the world and their place...
The peoples who inhabited Europe during the two millennia before the Roman conquests had established urban centers, large-scale production of goods...
Whether you are a serious hobbyist, amateur, or no-budget video maker, this book will take you through a detailed overview of the entire editing process, from an introduction to the required software, planning and librarianship, and advance cutting methods to the benefits of non-linear editing and the seductive world of visual effects. The job of storytelling and communication is also covered, putting the needs of the movie and its audience above any love of technological novelty for its own sake. Designed to focus time, thought, and creativity, this study will inspire readers to produce the...
Whether you are a serious hobbyist, amateur, or no-budget video maker, this book will take you through a detailed overview of the entire editing proce...
