Visual
representation
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cursor over the image.
The
picture shows an
etching by Philips Galle,
after Maarten
van Heemskerck,
and shows the Triumph
of Time. It
is part of a
series of six, and dates
from the 1560s.
The series is based on
the Trionfi of Petrarch.
These are sonnets in
which Petrarch evokes a
number of forces, each of
which is subsequently
overcome by another,
more powerful force,
until finally Christ,
or Eternity,
remains triumphant.
Each of Philips Galle's
etchings shows one of these
triumphs: Love, Chastity,
Death, Fame, Time,
and Eternity.
The
original etchings are in
the Rijksprentenkabinet
(part of the Rijksmuseum)
in Amsterdam.
The
God of Time, or Father Time.
On crutches, as an old man; an hourglass at his feet.
Note his wings. Compare lines 1-2:
Geswinde grijsart, die op wackre wiecken staech,
De dunne lucht doorsnijt
The
four figures
running beside Time's carriage personify the four seasons:
Spring (Ver),
Summer (Aestas), Winter (Hiems)
and Autumn (Autumnus)
The
wheels of the carriage are clocks.
Note the sundial
in the lower part of the carriage, and
several hourglasses.
The
deer pulling the carriage
are traditional symbols of speed. Compare
line 3:
Altijdt vaert voor de windt, en ijder nae laet kijcken
The
ruins in the background
testify to Time's destructive power. Compare
lines 6-7:
Verslockt, verslint, verteert al watter sterck mach lijcken
En keert, en wendt, en stort Staeten en Coninckrijcken
Sum
Tempus volucre, ac rerum irreparabilis ordo.
Allipedes ducunt cervi: fugitivaque stipant
Gens horae: consumo annotrs, et deteror illis:
Omnia pessundo, et vestigia nulla relinquo.
I
am swift Time, and the unalterable order of things.
Swift-footed deer pull [the carriage]: and the fleeting people
of
the seasons surround
me: I consume years, and am diminished
by them: I
destroy everything, and leave no trace behind.
The
Latin verses are by Hadrianus Junius.
The verses read:
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Access
to Core Course Materials
The
Access to Core Course Materials Project, which has been
running for just over a year, is examining the feasibility
of extending current teaching support services provided
by the Library to include electronic course materials. It
is funded by HEFCE* as part of the Teaching Quality Enhancement
Fund (TQEF) initiative and is a joint project between Library
Services and Education and Professional Development. So
far, the project has involved an evaluation of current teaching
support services, including the production of printed study
packs and the management of the teaching collection, as
well as a detailed needs analysis of academic departments
to identify important features of a new service. The project
is currently piloting an electronic course materials service
to a number of academic departments.
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Image of the front page of the Dutch Department's study pack
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Work
has been undertaken to produce several experimental electronic
study packs, including a multimedia pack, produced for the
Dutch Department. This was developed in collaboration with
Media Resources and has enabled the production process and
costs of this type of initiative to be documented. The pack,
which was evaluated by a group of fourth year students,
can be viewed at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dutch/hooft/
The
project will present recommendations in January 2002 on
the feasibility of introducing a full-scale electronic course
materials service and the costs and resources involved.
Below:
A Multimedia element of the Dutch Department's study pack
*Higher Education Funding Council for England
Content
by Dr
Jane Secker
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