BOOKNESS at the Bodleian Library

Oxford University
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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.

Episodes

  1. 12/13/2023

    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/

    22 min

  2. 10/13/2023

    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/

    29 min

  3. 12/09/2022

    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/

    38 min

  4. 11/21/2022

    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/

    26 min

  5. 11/15/2022

    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/

    23 min

  6. 11/08/2022

    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/

    20 min

  7. 11/08/2022

    S1 Ep1: Welcome to BOOKNESS

    Welcome to BOOKNESS, a podcast from the Centre for the Study of the Book at the Bodleian Libraries exploring artists' books made of unusual materials… Find out more about this episode at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/

    25 min
  • 7 Episodes

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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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