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The Beauty of Books

The Beauty of Books

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Overview

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

Seasons

Season 1
4 episodes · 2011
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First Aired
Feb 7, 2011
Last Aired
Feb 28, 2011
Episode Runtime
30m
Network
BBC Four
Country
GB

Cast

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Richard Dormer
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
David Parker
Himself - University of Birmingham
Sebastian Peake
Himself
David Pearson
Himself - Designer
David Pelham
Himself - Designer

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