Narrator
Richard Dormer
Narrator
The Beauty of Books
2011
1 Season • 4 Episodes
Documentary
Overview
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
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Cast
Himself - Author & Design Critic
Stephen Bayley
Himself - Author & Design Critic
Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer
Rick Gekoski
Himself - Writer & Rare Book Dealer
Herself - University of London
Michelle Brown
Herself - University of London
Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge
Christopher de Hamel
Himself - Corpus Christi College Cambridge
Herself - Curator British Library
Alison Bailey
Herself - Curator British Library
Himself - Burgess Biographer
Andrew Biswell
Himself - Burgess Biographer
Herself - University of Kent
Alixe Bovey
Herself - University of Kent
Himself - Illustrator
Michael Foreman
Himself - Illustrator
Himself - Designer
John Gray
Himself - Designer
Herself - St. John's College Oxford
Carolyne Larrington
Herself - St. John's College Oxford
Herself - Scribe & Illustrator
Patricia Lovett
Herself - Scribe & Illustrator
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