The Beauty of Books

Nan
0h 30m
2011

Overview

Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.

Country : GB
Languages : en
Last Air Date:2011-02-28
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Season 1
2011-02-07

Episodes

Episode: 1Ancient Bibles
S01
E01
2011-02-07
Episode: 2Medieval Masterpieces
S01
E02
2011-02-14
Episode: 3Illustrated Wonderlands
S01
E03
2011-02-21
Episode: 4Paperback Writer
S01
E04
2011-02-28

Series Cast

Richard Dormer

Narrator

Stephen Bayley

Himself - Author & Design Critic

Rick Gekoski

Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer

Michelle Brown

Herself - University of London

Christopher de Hamel

Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge

Alison Bailey

Herself - Curator British Library

Andrew Biswell

Himself - Burgess Biographer

Alixe Bovey

Herself - University of Kent

Michael Foreman

Himself - Illustrator

John Gray

Himself - Designer

Carolyne Larrington

Herself - St. John's College Oxford

Patricia Lovett

Herself - Scribe & Illustrator

Edward Maggs

Himself - Rare Book Dealer

John McConnell

Himself - Designer

Scot McKendrick

Himself - British Library

Paul W. Nash

Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford

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