Richard Dormer
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Synopsis
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
Episodes
Season 1
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- 1. Ancient BiblesNow viewing2011-02-0730mThe British Library in London is home to 14 million books, on shelves that stretch over 600km. Extraordinary vessels of ideas and knowledge, they testify to the love affair we have with books. This series explores the enduring appeal and importance of books from a 4th century bible to present day paperbacks.
- 2. Medieval Masterpieces2011-02-1430mThe medieval era was the heyday of illuminated manuscripts. In the 14th and 15th centuries, there was a flowering of religious texts set into beautifully-decorated pages. Among these devotional books were psalters, or books of psalms. Hundreds of these were produced, but the Luttrell Psalter is remarkable for its whimsical, humorous and vivid pictures of rural life and a demonic world that is terrifying and grotesque.
- 3. Illustrated Wonderlands2011-02-2130mThe Victorians were masters of illustrated books, especially for children. Thanks to an emerging middle class readership, new printing technology and a sentimentalised regard for childhood, fairy tales and fantasy fiction containing words and pictures grew into an established genre.
- 4. Paperback Writer2011-02-2830mThe paperback book democratized reading in the 20th century, and printing directly onto the covers became a way of selling a book in the mass market.
Cast
Top Billed Cast
No photo Stephen Bayley
Himself - Author & Design Critic
No photo Rick Gekoski
Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer
No photo Michelle Brown
Herself - University of London
No photo Christopher de Hamel
Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge
No photo Alison Bailey
Herself - Curator British Library
No photo Andrew Biswell
Himself - Burgess Biographer
No photo Alixe Bovey
Herself - University of Kent
No photo Michael Foreman
Himself - Illustrator
No photo John Gray
Himself - Designer
No photo Carolyne Larrington
Herself - St. John's College Oxford
No photo Patricia Lovett
Herself - Scribe & Illustrator
No photo Edward Maggs
Himself - Rare Book Dealer
No photo John McConnell
Himself - Designer
No photo Scot McKendrick
Himself - British Library
No photo Paul W. Nash
Himself - Bodleian Library Oxford
No photo David Parker
Himself - University of Birmingham
No photo Sebastian Peake
Himself
No photo David Pearson
Himself - Designer
No photo David Pelham
Himself - Designer
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The Beauty of Books has 1 season and 4 episodes.
When did The Beauty of Books first air?
The Beauty of Books first aired in 2011.
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The Beauty of Books is classified as Documentary.