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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Tschirnhaus thinks that it's possible to analyze the products of the arts in a...

Tschirnhaus thinks that it's possible to analyze the products of the arts in a philosophical manner that boats and bridges and buildings should be considered as the arts of invention

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Tschirnhaus thinks that it's possible
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to analyze the products of the arts
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in a philosophical manner
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that boats and bridges and buildings
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should be considered as the arts of invention.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
03:20:37
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
These objects can train - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
These objects can train
Because they exhibit - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Because they exhibit
In fact, I realize, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
In fact, I realize,
As you walk down the street - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:23
As you walk down the street
You move through the series of actions - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
You move through the series of actions
And above all, he's interested, he writes, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And above all, he's interested, he writes,
How something comes into being is critical. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
How something comes into being is critical.
And when I read this, my heart swells. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
And when I read this, my heart swells.
This is my rubric, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
This is my rubric,
Tschirnhaus is describing with a passionate lucidity - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Tschirnhaus is describing with a passionate lucidity
Primo Levi, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Primo Levi,
Necessary, symmetrical, suited to purpose, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Necessary, symmetrical, suited to purpose,
Be very, very careful when you describe - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
Be very, very careful when you describe
The manner of what we make - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
The manner of what we make
Music and your work. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Music and your work.
Yes. And you work to it. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Yes. And you work to it.
And it was this wonderful piece - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
And it was this wonderful piece
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