Art of Spain (BBC)

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 3.1 Moorish South 3.2 Dark Heart 3.3 Mystical North 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 5.1 720p version 5.2 Xvid version 6 Links 6.1 Further Information 6.2 Release Post 6.3 Related Documentaries 6.4 ed2k Links

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Arts Documentary hosted by Andrew Graham-Dixon, published by BBC in 2008 - English narration

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Andrew Graham-Dixon travels from southern to northern Spain to tell the story of some of Europe's most exciting and vital art.

[edit] Moorish South

For 700 years, most of Spain was an Islamic state, and the south was its beating heart. Under the Moors, Spain became the most advanced, wealthy and populous country in Europe. Andrew travels to Cordoba, Seville and Granada, visiting beautiful Moorish palaces and mosques, telling the story of one of the most colourful and sophisticated cultures to ever appear in Europe.

[edit] Dark Heart

He journeys to the country's scorched centre to explore Spanish art of the 16th and 17th centuries, a period that became known as the golden age. Tracing the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire, the brutal conquest of the New World, and the religious madness of the Inquisition he discovers how a history so violent produced such beautiful art.

[edit] Mystical North

He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling and iconic art of the modern age, from Francisco Goya and Pablo Picasso through to Joan Miro and Salvador Dali. Graham-Dixon argues that Spanish architecture is the art form now taking the nation forward in the new millennium.

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• Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L3.1
  
• Video Bitrate: CRF 19 (~2882Kbps)
  
• Video Resolution: 1280x720
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  
• Frame Rate: 25 FPS
  
• Audio Codec: AAC-LC
  
• Audio Bitrate: Q=0.45 VBR 48KHz (~128Kbps)
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 59 mins
  
• Number of Parts: 3
  
• Part Size: 1.24 GB (average)
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

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Video Codec: XviD
Video Bitrate: 1647 kbps
Video Resolution: 672x384
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.750:1
Audio Codec: MP3
Audio Bitrate: 136kb/s VBR 48KHz
RunTime Per Part: 58 mins
Number Of Parts: 3
Part Size: 745MB
Subtitles: English
Encoded by: Adam Cook

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[edit] Further Information

• BBC

[edit] Release Post

• MVGroup.org (torrent)

[edit] Related Documentaries

• The Spanish Civil War (Granada)
• Franco Building
• The Truth about Franco: Spain's Forgotten Dictatorship
• Tales of Tudor Travel: The Explorer's Handbook
• Crisis in Catalonia
• Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain
• Spain's Multicultural Past
• The Soul of Spain
• Portillo Goes Wild in Spain
• Flamenco: Gypsy Soul (BBC)
• Barcelona: Bullfighting and Cathedrals
• When the Moors Ruled Europe
• The Spanish Civil War
• Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life
• Benidorm: Ten Years on Holiday

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