The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Ex­plor­a­tion of the Most Power­ful Ob­ject of Our Time

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The Book: Ex­plor­a­tion of the Most Power­ful Ob­ject of Our Time

Deborah Findlay

Keith Houston

Libby Spurrier

Celia de Wolff

The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston: Episode 2

The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston

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Just what goes into the making of a book? Keith Houston explores.

Keith Houston traces the use of skin in book manufacture and the bloody legacy of parchment. Read by Deborah Findlay.

Just what goes into the making of a book? 

Keith Houston traces the spread of the use of skin in book manufacture and the bloody legacy of parchment - a legacy which continues today in the form of the Leather Bound Book.

This is an exploration behind the elements that go into the creation of one of life's most powerful and precious objects - 'The Book'. 

From the creation of parchment and paper to the the materials that we use now, this is a delightful dip into the long and often surprising history of one of the world's most important information technologies.

Read by Deborah Findlay

Abridged by Libby Spurrier.

Producer: Celia de Wolff

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.

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Keith Houston explores the rich history of the book as a physical object.

Keith Houston explores the rich history of the book as a physical object. Read by Deborah Findlay.

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