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Keith Houston traces the use of skin in book manufacture and the bloody legacy of parchment. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Keith Houston takes us to the courts of ancient China where paper, as we know it, finds its origins. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
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Keith Houston explores the history of the illuminated manuscript from Ireland, its re-birthplace. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Keith Houston visits China and Germany to dig up more history of printing presses and the modern book. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra Debut. Keith Houston visits the Nile Delta where papyrus was created when humans first put ink to paper. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
