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

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  1. Episode 5

    5/5 Keith Houston digs up more history of printing presses and the modern book abroad.

  2. Episode 4

    4/5 Keith Houston explores the history of the illuminated manuscript from Ireland.

  3. Episode 3

    3/5 Keith Houston takes us to the courts of ancient China where paper finds its origins.

  4. Episode 2

    2/5 Just what goes into the making of a book? Keith Houston explores.

  5. Episode 1

    1/5 Keith Houston visits the birthplace of papyrus.