7 episodes
BOOKNESS at the Bodleian Library Oxford University
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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The Bodleian Library in Oxford has books. Lots of books. But also books that don’t look like books. Books that self-destruct. Books that decay.
Join librarian Jo Maddocks and conservator Alice Evans to explore the wonderful world of the Bodleian’s artists’ books and discover what makes a book a book.
This podcast is for book lovers, book nerds and book makers.
Brought to you by the Bodleian Library’s Centre for the Study of the Book.
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S2 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Kevin Steele
BOOKNESS talks to graphic designer and book artist Kevin Steele about his pop-up book ‘The Movable Book of Letterforms’, which is on display in the Bodleian’s exhibition ‘Alphabet’s Alive!’ until the end of January 2024. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/ Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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S2 Ep1: BOOKNESS with Paul Johnson
BOOKNESS talks to book artist Paul Johnson about his pop-up book ‘Dies Natalis’, which was created as a gift to the Bodleian library for the Gifts and Books exhibition. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/
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S1 Ep5: BOOKNESS with Justine Provino
On the 30th anniversay of its publication, BOOKNESS talks to book conservator and PhD candidate Justine Provino about her research into the self-destructing book 'Agrippa'. Images of this week’s book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/ Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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S1 Ep4: BOOKNESS with Stephen Emmerson
BOOKNESS talks to poet and artist Stephen Emmerson about his book 'Translation of Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge', a paperback novel 'translated' into mushrooms. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/
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S1 Ep3: BOOKNESS with Yiota Demetriou
BOOKNESS talks to multi-media artist Yiota Demetriou about her book 'To You', a book made with thermal ink that requires the intimacy and heat of the reader's hands to reveal its text. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/ Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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S1 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Ben Denzer
In the first episode in this series, BOOKNESS talks to book designer and artist Ben Denzer, about a book he has created from 20 slices of Kraft American cheese. Images of this week’s book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/
Customer Reviews
More, please!
Incredibly interesting peek behind the scenes of one of the worlds greatest collections of books and artifacts. The production quality of this podcast has some room for improvement, but the genuine fascination and uncut detail is refreshing and flawless. More episodes, please!