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Mystery of the Acoustic Pots (The)

The "abbey of the angels" (abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Anges), built in the sixteenth century on the coast of western France, contains within its walls an exceptional collection of acoustic jars. What were they for? A team of archaeologists, acousticians, historians and musicologists have been trying to understand the technical and symbolic functions of this ingenious device.

Duration

00:08:03

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Définition

HD

Color

Color

Sound

Sound

Version(s)

French
English
International version

Original material

HD

Director(s)

Claude DELHAYE

Editor(s) in chief

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CNRS Images,

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