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The Beauty of Books(2011)

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Overview

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

Seasons(1)

Season 12011 · 4 episodesFebruary 7, 2011

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Richard Dormer
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Stephen Bayley
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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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Status: Ended
Type: Documentary
Original name: The Beauty of Books
First aired: February 7, 2011
Last aired: February 28, 2011
Network: BBC Four
Original language: English

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Keywords

miniseries
books