Title: amphora
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Description: Clay shouldered amphora with the lower body tapering to form a point. The amphora would originally have had two loop handles applied vertically to the shoulder; one handle has broken off and is missing. The rim is slightly flared and is broken.
Title: funerary stela of Py
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visua
Description: Triangular funerary stela with flat apex.
At the top of the stela is a single-winged sun-disk with two ankh-symbols below. Below are three columns of inscription on left hand side and three columns on the right hand side.
Below the inscription is a depiction of Anubis seated on a block throne on a pedestal, on the left hand side of the stela. Anubis is seated before an offering table, laden with bread, vegetables and flowers and holds an ankh-symbol in his right hand a
Title: Kubachi ware bowl
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual A
Description: Kubachi ware bowl decorated in blue under a clear crackled glaze on both the interior and exterior.
The exterior is decorated with alternating framed floral and geometric panels beneath a floral border. The interior has a central floral pattern; the sides of the interior are decorated with flowers. The rim is chipped in several places and several cracks are visible down the sides of the bowl.
Lunch Poems: Al Young
California Poet Laureate Al Young has created a profound and enduring body of work that represents our time. Young's numerous publications in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and for the stage and screen explore the American, human condition through the lens of the individual voice. Ray González writes that Young "paints a picture of who we are as a nation and how our complexity takes us beyond national borders as members of a global literary community." Originally born in Mississippi, Young reside
42nd Street: critically assessed Hollywood movie clip
42nd Street: critically assessed Hollywood movie clip
Renwick Gymnasium interior
The interior of Renwick Gymnasium, Pomona College, decorated for the senior reception with trees and greenery. An American flag is in the window and a banner with a motto written in Greek hangs at the front.
The listening room, Chisenhale Gallery, London
The Listening Room is part of Activated Space, David Cunningham's project to develop and present a series of installations that alter an architectural space in real time to allow its resonant frequencies to become audible and interactive. The project combines elements from sculpture, electronic media, music, architecture and acoustics.
The work addresses the following issues:
Primary:
How can active listening be encouraged?
How does our awareness of acoustic surroundings influence ou
D'un statut l'autre : du Japon à l'Europe, destins multiples de l'estampe ukiyo-e
D'un statut l'autre : du Japon à l'Europe, destins multiples de l'estampe ukiyo-e par Hélène Bayou
Teaching Organic Chemistry with Blogs and Wikis (JCBMarch07)
This is my first talk at the American Chemical Society conference in Chicago on March 25, 2007. I describe the evolution of my teaching practices using technology over the past few years, involving blogs, wikis, podcasting, vodcasting, games and class workshops.
audio podcast (mp3)
Author(s):
Screen Play: Children and Computing in the Home
This book provides a theoretical analysis of young children's use of the computer out of school. It drew upon the Interactive Education Project's student questionnaire data. Section 1. Introduction 1. The ScreenPlay project 2. Setting the scene: Patterns of computer use in the home Section 2. The domestic context 3. Computer histories, computer roles in the home 4. The computer in family life Section 3. Young people's computer use in the home 5. The digital landscape: Games and information navig
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 8 Warminster, Westbury and Whorwellsdown Hundreds
Includes the towns of Warminster and Westbury, and the parishes of the three hundreds.
15.835 Entrepreneurial Marketing (MIT)
This course clarifies key marketing concepts, methods, and strategic issues relevant for start-up and early-stage entrepreneurs. At this course, there are two major questions:
Marketing Question: What and how am I selling to whom?
New Venture Question: How do I best leverage my limited marketing recourses?
Specifically, this course is designed to give students a broad and deep understanding of such topics as:
What are major strategic constraints and issues confronted by entrepreneurs today?
H
Blue Synthetic Fabric
Blue synthetic fabric - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Rapid Application Development - Reports, VBA in Reports and Coursework
This task guide forms part of the "Reports, VBA in Reports and Coursework" topic in the Rapid Application Development module.
Black net over-dress
Black net over-dress sewn with bright blue sequins and small black beads. Date: 1920 - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Constructing a plaster model of the dentition - Part 1
Before the construction of a dental prosthesis (in this case a crown for a damaged tooth) can begin, a model of the dentition must be made. This video shows the process of using silicone materials (supported in a tray) to record the shape of the teeth. For clarity process is shown on the workbench. From set of videos used in Advanced Restorative Course in School of Clinical Dentistry, The University of Sheffield.
Object-Oriented Software Design
This reading material forms part of the Object-Oriented Software Design module.
Biba Striped Polo Neck Jersey
Image of striped wool polo neck jersey with long body. Dark and light
mulberry stripes. Label: "Biba" - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Brown, Black and Gold Evening Shoes
Brown, black and gold evening shoes; kitten heels, black fabric decorated with gold paisley design edged with brown spikey leaves. Label (insole): Miss Rurick. No size. Maker: Miss, Rurick - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
