The Beauty of Books

2011 1 Seasons 4 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

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

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The British Library in London is home to 14 million books, on shelves that stretch over 600km. Extraordinary vessels of

EP 2

The medieval era was the heyday of illuminated manuscripts. In the 14th and 15th centuries, there was a flowering of rel

EP 3

The Victorians were masters of illustrated books, especially for children. Thanks to an emerging middle class readership

EP 4

The paperback book democratized reading in the 20th century, and printing directly onto the covers became a way of selli

Richard Dormer

Narrator