The Beauty of Books
2011•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•Ended
Documentary
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
Network
BBC Four
Origin
GB
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
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