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<b>“Water, Power, and Beauty: Aqueducts and Fountains in Medieval Italy”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, 6:15 p.m., West Norman Public Library, 300 Norman Center Ct., Norman, OK 73072<o:p></o:p></p>
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The Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series cosponsored by the OU Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies presents "Water, Power, and Beauty: Aqueducts and Fountains in Medieval Italy" by Dr. Roberta Magnusson.
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Underlying Italy's ancient aqueducts and Baroque fountains lies a complex system of hydraulic engineering shaped by barbarian invasions, the rise of the medieval papacy, the emergence of independent city-states, the advent of the Renaissance, and the arrival
of the Counter-Reformation. The history of medieval Italy's hydraulic engineering is a mix of continuity and discontinuity, rediscovery, and re-purposing, as new patrons adapted an ancient technology to serve new religious and political agendas.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Come learn more about the middle ages just for the fun of learning! <o:p></o:p></p>
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No papers, no tests, just interesting information about life long ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information about the Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series visit
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Co-sponsored by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies University of Oklahoma
<a href="http://cas.ou.edu/cmrs">http://cas.ou.edu/cmrs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Ann Marie Eckart<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Igniting the spark of curiosity that leads to lifelong learning through educational entertainment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">127 days until the 42nd Annual Medieval Fair of Norman on April 6, 7 & 8, 2018.
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