The Beauty of Books
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Ancient Bibles
07-02-201130mThe 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...
- Ep 2
2.Medieval Masterpieces
14-02-201130mThe 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 the...
- Ep 3
3.Illustrated Wonderlands
21-02-201130mThe Victorians were masters of illustrated books, especially for children. Thanks to an emerging middle class readership, new printing technology and a sentimentalised regard for c...
- Ep 4
4.Paperback Writer
28-02-201130mThe 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.
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