The Beauty of Books

20111 Seasons

Documentary

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

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Ancient Bibles

2011-02-07

Medieval Masterpieces

2011-02-14

Illustrated Wonderlands

2011-02-21

Paperback Writer

2011-02-28

Year2011

StatusEnded

NetworkBBC Four

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

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