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The ornament of the world / directed by Michael Schwarz ; produced by Kiki Kaur Kapany, Michael Schwarz ; written by Maria Rosa Menocal, Jason Cohn, Michael Schwarz, Gail Huddleson, Rhonda Collins. - 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Widescreen (16x9) Title from disc surface. Based on the book by Maria Rosa Menocal.

Director of photography, Vincente Franco; original music, Jamshied Sharifi; animation, Brian O'Connell. Director of photography, Vincente Franco; original music, Jamshied Sharifi; animation, Brian O'Connell.

Narrated by Tim Phelan.

This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.

Rating: TV14.


DVD; Widescreen; NTSC, region 1; stereo.


Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

ISBN: 9781531703370 1531703372

Standard No.: 841887035101

Publisher. No.: OOTW601 PBS

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religious tolerance--History.--Spain
Toleration--History.--Spain
Muslims--History.--Spain
Christians--History.--Spain
Jews--History.--Spain
Religions--Relations.
Christianity--Spain.
Islam--Spain.
Judaism--Spain.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Spain--Religion.
Spain--History--711-1516.
Europe--Civilization--Arab influences.
Europe--Civilization--Spanish influences.
Europe--Relations--Spain.
Spain--Relations--Europe.
Spain--Ethnic relations.
Spain--Civilization--711-1516.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.