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The Beauty of Books
TV Show

The Beauty of Books

2011· Ended1 season · 4 episodes
Documentary

Overview

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

Ratings

TMDB
NR/10
IMDb
7.9/10

31 votes

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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

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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