Richard Dormer
Narrator
The Beauty of Books (2011)
Season 1
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books.
Released Feb. 7, 2011
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.miniseries, tmdb.books, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series
Production Companies: BBC, Tern TV
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Ancient Bibles
The 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.
Feb. 7, 2011, midnight
S1E2 - Medieval Masterpieces
The 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.
Feb. 14, 2011, midnight
S1E3 - Illustrated Wonderlands
The 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.
Feb. 21, 2011, midnight
S1E4 - Paperback Writer
The 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.
Feb. 28, 2011, midnight
BBC Four
30 min/ep
120 min
Feb. 7, 2011
Feb. 28, 2011, midnight
Ended
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