The Beauty of Books

The Beauty of Books

The Beauty of Books

HD 📅 2011 📺 1 Season

Documentary

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

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Season 1 · Episode 1

Cast

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

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

Michael Foreman

Himself - Illustrator

John Gray

Himself - Designer

Carolyne Larrington

Carolyne Larrington

Herself - St. John's College Oxford

Patricia Lovett

Patricia Lovett

Herself - Scribe & Illustrator

Edward Maggs

Himself - Rare Book Dealer

John McConnell

Himself - Designer

Scot McKendrick

Scot McKendrick

Himself - British Library

Paul W. Nash

Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford

David Parker

Himself - University of Birmingham

Sebastian Peake

Sebastian Peake

Himself

David Pearson

Himself - Designer

David Pelham

Himself - Designer

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