He said, "The dull mind rises to truth through that which is material". Well, this was...
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[on the Abbot Suger]
He said, "The dull mind rises to truth through that which is material". Well, this was really a revolutionary concept in the Middle Ages. It was the intellectual background of all the sublime works of art of the next century and in fact has remained the basis of our belief in the value of art until today
[on the Abbot Suger]
He said, "The dull mind rises to truth through that which is material". Well, this was really a revolutionary concept in the Middle Ages. It was the intellectual background of all the sublime works of art of the next century and in fact has remained the basis of our belief in the value of art until today
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He said the dull mind rises to truth through that which is material
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Well this was really a revolutionary concept in the Middle Ages
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It was the intellectual background
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of all the sublime works of art of the next century
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and in fact has remained the basis of our belief in the value of art
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until today
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Movie Summary
Sir Kenneth Clarke guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions i...
